The Origins of Antlers

It began with a fascination — how a piece of jewelry can become a talisman.
Not just decoration, but a vessel for intention, a keeper of spirit.

I wondered: what can we do to awaken that power, to breathe life into metal and stone?

Then came the first rabbit hole.

A friend, Jennifer Lutin, sent a link — The Hidden Lore of Ancient Metalsmithing.
Fire roared. Bellows breathed. The molten metal sang with the sound of drumming.

In my mind’s eye I saw dancers moving in rhythm, the air alive with ritual.  I imagined sacred space forming around the forge — energy raised, shaped, and sealed
as each talisman was born from the fire. That vision would not leave me. It became a calling.

The second rabbit hole opened with a question:
“Where is the Horned Goddess she asked?”
That question sent me searching, and there she was — Elen of the Ways.

At first, she appeared in art — graceful, ancient, guiding through the wild paths.  Then she began to visit in dreams, whispering designs, revealing patterns.

For two weeks I created without pause — sketches, symbols, and woven lines.  Then a full week at the bench: fire, metal, breath, offering.  Two necklaces emerged, elaborate and alive with her presence.

From that vision and devotion, Antlers was born —
a tribe of talisman makers, artists, and ritualists.

We walk the ways of Elen, honoring her paths through craft and ceremony, where creation begins in sacred fire and ends in spirit.