Sweet Darkness
A collection by Amal Rafie

The night has a way of bringing out a different side of us. More reflective. More intuitive. Almost like stepping into a quieter, more mysterious world.
This collection captures the dreaminess of the night, the mystery of shadows, and the revelations that come when the world is asleep. It is an ode to the self we meet under the stars.
I was inspired to create this collection after reading the poem Sweet Darkness by David Whyte.
Sweet Darkness
by David Whyte
When your eyes are tired
the world is tired also
When your vision has gone
no part of the world can find you
Time to go into the dark
where the night has eyes
to recognize its own
There you can be sure
you are not beyond love
The dark will be your home
tonight
The night will give you a horizon
further than you can see
You must learn one thing
The world was made to be free in
Give up all the other worlds
except the one to which you belong
Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you
The night holds a certain mystery. A dreamlike quality when thoughts deepen. It’s a time when the noise of the day fades and clarity begins to form in solitude. David Whyte’s words speak of entering that space. Of the unearthing that only darkness can bring. The peeling back of layers. The quiet truths we overlook in daylight. When dreams feel like premonitions and hidden thoughts begin to speak. When we slip into a different dimension that only exists in silence or aloneness.
There are seven pieces in this collection. Each one crafted in silver into the late hours of the night. When the studio was quiet and the rest of the world felt far away. They carry something of that feeling with them. Intuitive. Still. A little otherworldly.
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