Tammy Deysee: Abalone Shell, Butterfly Sandra Quandelacy The use of lepidolite

The use of lepidolite

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Tammy Deysee: Abalone Shell, Butterfly Sandra Quandelacy The use of lepidoliteDee u see The beauty of abalone, opal, turquoise and black jet brings out added beauty to Tammy's butterfly. In its short life butterfly (Bula'kya) transforms from a tiny egg to a crawling caterpillar, then becomes an outwardly still cocoon until a winged creature emerges. Butterfly medicine shows us the significance of each stage of transformation. Butterfly dances on flowers, tastes nectar and flowers through its feet, sees the hidden spectrum of