by Valerie on Aug.29, 2010
I will try and tell you about what it was like to be part of the DPA Emmy Gift Lounge in Hollywood the past three days. Last year, I didn’t even know what “swag” was, and it didn’t sound good. I am happy to tell you, I was wrong. For me, it meant giving gifts to people who give us the gift of entertainment. It was a celebration of gratitude and good will. The honor of telling Jizo & Chibi’s story to creative, funny, warm and wise artists will take me months to fully embrace.
Nathalie Dubois created a beautiful experience for all of us on the Terrace of Argyle Salon and Spa at Sunset Tower Hotel. Her unique sense of style, her choice of products and services (Nina Skarra whose dresses are worn by royalty, jewelry by Ruchi at RGK D’Zines, Eva Varro’s clothing, Chiaya Designs) included us! Jizo & Chibi — jewelry, statues, children’s books for your soul. When the photographers clicked away at the nominees holding my Jizo statue as if it were their award, well, I felt I had received an award. …and they told me it made them feel peaceful, calm, protected.
Every actor, writer, producer, director, executive, mommy, daddy and child I encountered received Jizo & Chibi with a warmth, a soulful connection, that convinced me that our path is a true one.
The child and teen stars were telling their moms, “I’m your Chibi, mom!” Since we were outside in the hot sun, the men wore Jizo & Chibi’s baseball caps. Someone told me they had seen my hat at dinner that night and at a panel at the Director’s Guild, joking that Jizo & Chibi would become known quickly BY WORD OF HAT! My books went home for bedtime stories:
“Why a Fly?” about Zen koans (unanswerable questions) and “What I Heard & What You Said” about how to listen and hear one another.
If you haven’t read about Jizo & Chibi yet, please visit us at www.jizoandchibi.com and click on OUR STORY! And if you feel like shopping, join our mailing list and use the coupon code JIZOWELCOMES to save 25% off your purchase. Well, that’s about it for now. I think I used up all the words in the telling and re-telling of our story.
In the meantime, we send you warm wishes for your journey through the days.
– Valerie, Jizo & Chibi
Chibi’s Not Just Who You Think!
by Valerie on Aug.14, 2010
Chibi, which means “little one” in Japanese, is the main character in my books, “What I Heard & What You Said” and “Why a Fly?” I created jewelry designs from my first illustrations for Chibi, a childlike figure floating on a chain. Chibi can stand upright, lie down sideways or do a head stand.
Chibi may be your own child, your inner child, what you wished when you were small but may have forgotten. Chibi may be the baby-on-the-way for expectant mothers and fathers.
Chibi is held safely by Jizo, the Buddhist teacher who is the protector of women, children and travelers. Jizo promised Buddha that he would remain here on earth until all souls were finished suffering.
Take a deep breath and exhale. Take a deeper breath and hear Chibi.
Chibi is going to the Emmys
by Valerie on Aug.06, 2010
 Chibi necklace with a topaz star to wish on |
Chibi is Going to the Emmys: Nominated for Best Inner Kid in a Supportive RoleChibi will be in a gift lounge for celebrities! Jizo, too, of course. |
Jizo & Chibi
by Valerie on Aug.03, 2010
New Jizo design coming this week! He is gold and holding a ruby, the stone of the heart.
Memorial Day, A Day to Grieve
by Valerie on May.30, 2010
While it seems that barbecues, picnics and traffic are what Memorial Day has become, it is a opportunity for grieving. Jizo Bodhisattva is known for his compassion and wish for all suffering to end. In Japan, when a family grieves the loss of a child, often a Jizo statue is placed in the backyard wearing a piece of the child’s clothing; a bib, a cap.
Let us remember those who have served in our country’s wars, whether we agree with them politically or not. Let us respect the dead and those who miss them.
As you take in a deep breath, and then another, please imagine Jizo holding your loved ones safely, holding you safely.
Warmest wishes this holiday weekend.
Celebrate Jizo and Chibi with 25% off
by Valerie on Apr.15, 2010
Where do I begin? By wishing each of you a day that is free from suffering and the root of all suffering. Yes. That’s a good start.
Now to Jizo and Chibi news. We are just launching our Jizo & Chibi 2.0 – www.jizoandchibi.com featuring several new jewelry designs and art, as well as new Jizo statues. Creating the pieces and now seeing them going out into the world is an experience I am unsure how to express. In order to save between now and Mother’s Day, simply use the coupon code BUDDHABDAY, in celebration of Buddha’s birthday, which no Buddhist country agrees upon. Since I discovered Jizo in Kyoto, Japan, I went with Japan’s birthdate.
“Why a Fly” is launching any day – my second children’s-book-for-adults-too. This is the first book where Chibi and Jizo interact and Jizo teaches with compassion, helping to alleviate the Little One’s suffering. You will be able to read a preview on the website within the next couple of weeks…
The mommy bloggers have discovered Jizo and Chibi and are loving us! We have been featured by Blommi.com, Bonggamom, 3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires, with more reviews coming. There are giveaways going on for Mother’s Day. People are beginning to talk and they are saying the kindest things about their experiences with Jizo and Chibi. We are even starting to appear in searches relating to Buddhism and Jizo Bodhisattva. One woman ordered her Chibi with the white topaz in the chain (a star for Chibi to wish on) after her first book was nominated for an award. She wrote to me “When I show my friends my necklace, I am honoring the little girl inside her that always wanted to be a writer, but was afraid to fail. Her eyes inevitably fill with tears of happiness when she says that her Chibi represents that little girl. Another woman, seven months pregnant, told me that when she wears her tiny gold Jizo and feels that she and her baby are safe and protected.
Welcome to all new Chibis into the world. Welcome to the adults who are just beginning a path to awareness…or seeking a talisman to help guide them to a safer place within themselves.
With palms together, I wish you all awareness of Spring, of beginnings,
Valerie
jizo and chibi
by Valerie on Dec.29, 2009
This is our first foray into blogging.
Please excuse any awkwardness and self-consciousness. We just recently launched our new website: http://www.jizoandchibi.com where Buddhism meets the Inner Kid amongst other things.
Visit us. Tell us how you feel about the road we are traveling.
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