Gems are cut to take advantage of the quality and color in the stone– for optimal sparkle.  In the cutting and shaping we might assume that we’d lose the natural beauty of the stone, but instead, the process of refining the angles means the gems brilliance can be fully taken advantage of.

 

We are much the same.  We begin as raw material and years of learning and living shape and refine us.  Our first stage, that most natural state is beautiful in its purity, but as we are cut and polished by experiences, the light hits our depths and we truly sparkle.

The paintings featured are the work of Kurt Pio.  To see more of the artist’s work, please visit his website.

All images are via the artist’s website.  Artist found via The Jealous Curator.