Charm Bracelet

Here is a final that I had to present for my photoshop class with Prof Todd.

I honestly enjoyed and learned so much out of this class.

I never imagined I would be able to do all of this.

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            Nouf Aldakhil

              Syracuse University

Charm Bracelet

People usually think of jewellery as of something that has only a pragmatic value to those who wear it. However, recently I have had a wonderful conversation with my honoured professor Lloyed, who told me an amazing story of a very special piece of jewellery, her charm bracelet.

The admirable silver chain slightly glistens in the light and is cool to the touch. On it hang thirty different charms, and every single one of them bears its own very special story evoking precious memories and timeworn feelings. This bracelet is forty two years old, and it is very dear to its kind owner. All these charms represent her favourite things and meaningful periods of life.

Professor Lloyed comes from Salt Lake City, Utah. She and her sister used to go see  rodeos together, and this is marked on her charming bracelet by a little silver cowboy hat. Her father was a hunter, and another charm on the bracelet is a little gun. Professor Lloyed remarks that what is so charming about charm bracelets is that sometimes they are articulated. For example, the little gun actually works. So does the tiny hour glass presented by her mother to remind about the precious time and the significance of time management.

Professor reveals that the charming bracelet tells the story of her life and marks the most important milestones: her sweet sixteen, confirmation at the catholic church, her passion for theatre, her visits to London and San Francisco, the Salt Lake City Olympics, her wedding, her son’s achievements, etc. She can always look at the bracelet and recollect the cherished special moments that it marks. Some of the charms are inscribed, and many have loving messages from the people who presented them. Professor Lloyed’s charming bracelet is not just something that goes with some outfit. On the contrary, she wears it because it is much more than that.