Hoop Dream

a dream catcher for cassie pena

    Cassie asked me to make her a dream catcher, to make her "hoop dream," something that was about her, and her dream.  So we got to work.  She brought me personal items:  a ring from her grandmother, braids of her hair, a gift of antlers from a friend, a slice of agate.  We talked about her feelings, inspirations, favorite colors, places, things, people and made a spiritual inventory to work from.  
    I started work on her dream catcher with a ceremony, a ceremony of smoke, fire and purification.  The hoop dream came alive with neon and copper, agate and memoir, capsules of personage and dream.