“My grandmother wove in me a tapestry that was impossible to unwind,” Vigo said. “Since then, I’ve dedicated my life to the sea, just as those who have come before me.”
Like the 23 women before her, Vigo has never made a penny from her work. She is bound by a sacred ‘Sea Oath’ that maintains that byssus should never be bought or sold.
Instead, Vigo explained that the only way to receive byssus is as a gift. […]
“Byssus doesn’t belong to me, but to everyone,” Vigo asserted. “Selling it would be like trying to profit from the sun or the tides.”
More recently, a Japanese businessman approached Vigo with an offer to purchase her most famous piece, ‘The Lion of Women’, for €2.5 million. It took Vigo four years to stitch the glimmering 45x45cm design with her fingernails, and she dedicated it to women everywhere.
“I told him, ‘Absolutely not’,” she declared. “The women of the world are not for sale.”
The ring is lovely and (also random but god how I appreciate your bone structure, I love your face 😍)
( /)\( ) as;ldkfj;dlkfj;laksdjf what bone structure I–?? blushing furiously bye ❤
@masteroftheseas got something ~precious~ for me ♥ for my birthday~♥ (✿ꈍ。 ꈍ✿)
The inscription is blue, á la Shadow of Mordor, because Ossë’s new job as a Pumpkin Spice Pedlar gives them an in with the local Deals Warlock in charge of magic mall swag.
This is my first ever ring of power! I’m excited to be your new Bright Lord ❤ Don’t tell Tyelpe
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