I gave the awesome Madeline Martin a gold Jizo pendant at the DPA Golden Globe Gift Suite at L’Hermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills. Madeline plays Becca, the teenage daughter of two very lovesick parents on Showtime’s “Californication.” […]
Kiernan Shipka, the darling daughter of AMC’S “Mad Men” met Jizo, Chibi and I on a couple of different occasions. The first time we met, we went though my book, “Why a Fly?” which teaches children about Zen koans, the unanswerable questions that teach us as we sit with their mysteries. […]
When Gilles Marini entered the Emmy gift suite with his wife, Carole, the women on the patio were were blushing and stammering. He has a presence, for sure. […]
Lindsay Pulsipher is a beautiful young woman with a big heart and a old, wise soul. Upon encountering Jizo & Chibi, she was clearly moved to a deep connection with the talismans. […]
“Iconic” is the new fashion phrase this spring. Shoes are iconic; belts and watches: iconic. I was confused, so I looked it up. An icon is “A representation of a sacred or sanctified personage.” My Jizo & Chibi jewelry are iconic! […]
This Sunday, we celebrated our first attachment figure: Mom. Like it or not, we internalized her since we were conceived. I remember a New Yorker cartoon depicting a new mother holding her baby while talking with a friend. The caption read, “I know the voice she hears in her head at my age will be [...]
Modern Family’s Ariel Winter and I met last summer at the DPA Emmy Gift Suite in Hollywood. It was a poignant meeting as her grandmother had just died and she was bravely showing up with her sister. […]
