Tibet Key

China has engulfed most of Lhasa with wide streets, gigantic Chinese characters to dwarf the Tibetan predecessors and armed soldiers that are dispersed throughout the city to maintain the "peace." Tibetan Buddhist temples still remain with enormous volumes of hand-written holy texts that I am sure contain the secrets to the universe. I fear they are buried in parchment. The market in Lhasa didn't disappoint with antiques and crafts lining the square and hawkers awaiting tourists, like me, who traveled days to arrive at the flea-market Mecca to sift through antique wax stamps and keys. Everything seemed old and mojo-filled; I was in flea market euphoria. I found this key in the Lhasa market and knew immediately it would be a pendant with it’s unique and Eastern feel. I have inlaid rubies to give it a more regal and antique feel like the preserved parts of the city itself.