Guess What?! 3 Piece was featured on Mixed Plate Blog!

I was busy with Child Genius preparations when it first went up however here is a small portion of the interview...

Name (first and last): Jacquelyn Roberts

Business Name: 3 Piece

Where are you located? Atlanta Georgia

What is it that you design and create? Artisan soy and beeswax candles where I create the scents from essential oils, vintage fabric throw pillows and mixed media tumbled marble coasters for a start. I am working on 3 new products that will be added under the Mi Sala Furnishings line.

How did you come up with your business name? I was coming out of another failed relationship and another failed business when I thought how I had done for everyone else but never thought about what I liked to do or what I wanted. So I thought I wanted to honor my truth but then thought how pretentious because just because it’s my truth it isn’t everyone’s so I decided that truth is your truth, my truth and what really happened: 3 Pieces to the truth puzzle.

Where/How did this all begin? I think I partially answered this question but it started in Atlanta where I had a 5 year old whose skin was constantly dry and nothing would keep him moisturized so I started researching things for my sons skin and making batches to keep me busy after a messy breakup. Well I always made too much and started selling the oils at the Moreland Avenue Flea Market here in Atlanta where the customers would ask if the oils were burning oils which led me to research how could I create burning oils without the chemical additive and this led me to all natural candles. I started with 4 scents originally based on quotes I loved and would write around my home.

For the rest of the interview go to Mixed Plate.

j

Visual and Written Inspiration August 31st 2010

smoke screen
photo taken by Jacquelyn Roberts

I rise but my heart sags low.
I love but my soul is worn.
I have joy but my eyes are sore.
I laugh but my days are few.
I live everyday with no regret.
I laugh and keep smiling even though my days are few, my soul is worn, my heart sags, because the good out weighs the bad.
The good: I love, I live, have joy and rise everyday!!!
By: Luna B(aka Child Genius)

Playing in the Shop: Janelle Monae "Cold War"

This is one of my favorite songs from her The ArchAndroid album. It took me a few listens before I could understand how the songs flow together honestly. However now it is my go to when I wake up in the morning it's quite motivating. To that end do you know what you are fighting for?

j

Visual and Written Inspiration August 30th 2010

artwalk in Lynchburg VA
photo taken by Boy Wonder

"All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness."
::: Eckhart Tolle :::

Whew where did the time go?....

Well I have been first preparing my daughter then actually driving and moving my daughter into college. Above is a small snapshot of the pictures that myself and Boy Wonder took along the way. However this post is really about the one question everyone has "How are you doing?"

I don't know yet. You see my daughter is what I like to call Me 2.0, she is taller, smarter, prettier and generally just a kick ass kid. So imagine the longest successful relationship you have ever had and the participant in said relationship must leave home to grow. It sucks a big fat goose egg on one hand however if you really look at the situation as a whole it is the most beautiful feeling I have ever had. It shows me that I am successful, wonderful, intelligent, and all of those things she is because I had to lay the foundation for her. It also shows that people can take so called statistics and stick them where the sun don't shine because this right here is one of my truths, if you want something bad enough hell nor high water will stop you. What I wanted more than anything in this world was a family where I felt safe and loved. I created that with my children starting with the foundation laid for Child Genius.

That foundation is not without a few do overs and a couple of bricks layed wrong but when you have absolutely no road map and are pretty much winging it for the first 7 years that's what happens. However I did something that was the key to change: I made up my mind to seek knowledge, if I didn't know how to tutor my daughter I went looking for a tutor, if I felt she wasn't receiving the best education I looked for a better school. I felt as though had I had a foundation when I started my first steps in my adult life I would not have settled so easily so I have been determined to ensure that both my children know that they are important and I am their foundation. Home is not a building it is where you feel love, unconditional love so no matter how far around the world they travel whether I am dead or alive they will always have a home.

So how do I feel, well I am not sure yet because this is all so brand new I am just in awe of how beautifully everything is working together. I know she misses home and I know we miss her terribly but beyond that this is the opportunity for her to spread her wings and take full advantage of every opportunity she encounters. So we miss her yes however we are already planning trips to see her which means ROAD TRIPS and I am very much looking forward to the adventure. So I guess that is the nut of it, I have mourned what was but am very much celebrating what is and what will be.

j

Rock With You ( HQ ) - Michael Jackson - Official Video

I used to love this song sooooo much. This was my favorite Michael Jackson album ever, I mean Off The Wall is the an absolutely seamless album. However this song really has a ton of sexual implications Quincy Jones is really talking to someone with this song. I also remember my Aunts teaching me the dance named The Rock as they were headed out to the club.

j

Norah Jones Live Dont Know Why

Such a beautiful song.

j

Love Jones : one of my favorite movies

I really don't care that I am a romantic either. This movie is in my top 10.

j

Embrace Life - always wear your seat belt

beyond powerful