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Description:
Heather gray sweatshirt
Machine embroidered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Embroidered with 27,000 stitches and 12 thread changes
Blue face and red hair. Heart on face. 4.5 inches x 5 inches.
60% Cotton, 40% Polyester
Brushed Back Fleece Fabric
Relaxed Fit , Cropped
Drop Shoulder
Easy Pullover Style
See size chart
Ships within 2-3 business days
*Final sale*
The Story:
I created these faces from hand-painted paper, carefully cutting and layering each individual piece before gluing them together to form a unique, colorful portrait. Every face is assembled by hand, allowing each one to develop its own personality, expression, and story.
I began creating these portraits during a difficult season of life. I returned to art as a form of meditation—a quiet ritual that kept my hands busy while my heart made sense of what words could not. Each cut, brushstroke, and layer became part of the healing process, allowing me to move through emotion one piece at a time.
It wasn't until I stepped back and looked at the collection as a whole that I realized I had created a community of powerful, ancestral portraits. Each face carries its own emotions, lived experiences, and quiet resilience. Together, they represent the strength that exists within us and the connections we share across generations.
These portraits are a reminder that healing doesn't happen all at once. We continue moving forward, piece by piece. Just as every cut of paper becomes an essential part of the whole, every challenge, loss, and moment of growth shapes us into something beautiful. Each cut creates a small masterpiece.
Description:
Grey sweatshirt
Machine embroidered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Embroidered with 29,000 stitches and 22 thread changes
Deep green face with yellow lips
60% Cotton, 40% Polyester
Brushed Back Fleece Fabric
Relaxed Fit , Cropped
Drop Shoulder
Easy Pullover Style
See size chart
Ships within 2-3 business days
*Final sale*
The Story:
I created these faces from hand-painted paper, carefully cutting and layering each individual piece before gluing them together to form a unique, colorful portrait. Every face is assembled by hand, allowing each one to develop its own personality, expression, and story.
I began creating these portraits during a difficult season of life. I returned to art as a form of meditation—a quiet ritual that kept my hands busy while my heart made sense of what words could not. Each cut, brushstroke, and layer became part of the healing process, allowing me to move through emotion one piece at a time.
It wasn't until I stepped back and looked at the collection as a whole that I realized I had created a community of powerful, ancestral portraits. Each face carries its own emotions, lived experiences, and quiet resilience. Together, they represent the strength that exists within us and the connections we share across generations.
These portraits are a reminder that healing doesn't happen all at once. We continue moving forward, piece by piece. Just as every cut of paper becomes an essential part of the whole, every challenge, loss, and moment of growth shapes us into something beautiful. Each cut creates a small masterpiece.
Description:
Off white sweatshirt
Machine embroidered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
44,459 embroidered stitches and 36 thread changes
Deep purple face and orange/red hair. 4.5 inches x 5 inches.
60% Cotton, 40% Polyester
Brushed Back Fleece Fabric
Relaxed Fit , Cropped
Drop Shoulder
Easy Pullover Style
See size chart
Ships within 2-3 business days
Final sale*
The Story:
I created these faces from hand-painted paper, carefully cutting and layering each individual piece before gluing them together to form a unique, colorful portrait. Every face is assembled by hand, allowing each one to develop its own personality, expression, and story.
I began creating these portraits during a difficult season of life. I returned to art as a form of meditation—a quiet ritual that kept my hands busy while my heart made sense of what words could not. Each cut, brushstroke, and layer became part of the healing process, allowing me to move through emotion one piece at a time.
It wasn't until I stepped back and looked at the collection as a whole that I realized I had created a community of powerful, ancestral portraits. Each face carries its own emotions, lived experiences, and quiet resilience. Together, they represent the strength that exists within us and the connections we share across generations.
These portraits are a reminder that healing doesn't happen all at once. We continue moving forward, piece by piece. Just as every cut of paper becomes an essential part of the whole, every challenge, loss, and moment of growth shapes us into something beautiful. Each cut creates a small masterpiece.
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the marie COLLECTION
The Marie is inspired by antique pieces that have quirk, charm, femininity and story.
ABOUT CARMEN
Carmen Hoffert is an artist from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She began the journey of CARM.N as a celebration of Art and jewelry.
It all began when Carmen discovered the joy of stringing beads and gemstones as a little girl. She could lose herself in the delight of the colors and textures as she watched the designs she imagined take shape. The marriage of Art and jewelry began.
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Description:
From the Gemstone Fish Collection, a handcrafted fish charm with 14k gold details featuring hand carved stones. The Fish Collection is inspired by vintage pieces that have quirk, charm and story.
14k yellow gold bail.
Hand carved fish in Purple Amethyst.
Green Diopside eye.
Details:
Charm is approx. 3cm.
Chains & Strands available on the Chains page.
Our pieces are carefully and individually crafted in small batches. Items may have very slight variations and we invite you to enjoy the subtle differences and celebrate handmade with us.
Please note the possibility of natural inclusions in gemstones.
Description:
14k yellow gold setting and 14k grommets.
Hand carved Chrysoprase stone in mushroom charm.
Hand crafted Mushroom charm.
From the Mushroom Collection, a handcrafted 14k solid gold charm featuring a hand-carved, Chrysoprase stone. The Mushroom represents Earth and grounding. It beautifully symbolizes transformation, safety, happiness and good health.
Details:
Chains & Strands sold separately and available on the Chains page.
The Mushroom measures approximately 1 inch long.
Model is wearing the Turquoise and the Pink Opal Mushroom Charm.
Our pieces are carefully and individually crafted in small batches. Items may have very slight variations and we invite you to enjoy the subtle differences and celebrate handmade with us.
Please note the possibility of natural inclusions in gemstones. We use natural gemstones and each stone is unique.
When not being worn, we recommend jewelry be stored in its pouch. Avoid soaps and lotions, bleach, household cleansers, hard surfaces and rough + tumble activities.