Blythe Spirit Creations

Debbie Blythe is a bilingual artist living in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. A vegetarian, an environmentalist, and an animal lover, she enjoys reading, gardening, music, dance, singing, languages, theatre - and, of course, jewelry making. She shares her home with two beautiful cats and two delightful ferrets - the four of whom pretty much run the household - along with a boxful of red wrigglers, who look after the vermicomposting.

The name of Debbie's shop was inspired both by her own last name and by the title of Noel Coward's classic play Blithe Spirit (1941). Coward took his title from the first line of Shelley’s poem "To a Skylark” (1820) (see below). "Blithe" is an Old English word meaning "joyful," and her creations are an expression of her own “blithe spirit.”

Debbie is moved by the beauty of semi-precious stones and finds that just touching them can bring a sense of peace, harmony, and groundedness, so she aims to create jewellery (for both men and women) that is enjoyable to wear and evokes a sense of oneness with nature - and the universe. Animals in various forms are a frequent presence in her creations, and her work also celebrates various spiritual and cultural traditions.

Debbie enjoys experimenting with new techniques and materials and has recently begun making items sculpted with polymer clay, including mirror trays and seashore-inspired pendants featuring beach glass – naturally recycled treasures from the sea.

As an environmentalist, Debbie aims to use nature- and animal-friendly materials – preferring to use pleather to leather - for example, as well as fair trade items such as Karen Hill Tribe silver.

"Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art"
- Percy Bysshe Shelley