Jewelry

Made in Maine: Fartlek Jewelry - WMTW Portland

WEBVTT ANING "SPEED PLAY," AND THE IUTIS FOR HER INTRICATE FARTLEK JEWELRY DESIGN. LET'S THIS INOVATION IN JEWRY -- >> THIS INOVATION IN JEWELRY FOR ME WAS A SPEED PLAY IN MY LIFE. STEVE: FOUR YEARS AGO, PAULINE WARG REMEMBERS LIFE WAS PRETTY ROUGH, HER BATTLE WITH CANCER, SHE SAYS, HAD LEFT HER PHYSICALLY AND CREAVLY THAT'S CREATIVELY DEPLETED. -- HER PHYSICALLY AND CREATIVELY DEPLETED. SO FOR STRENGTH, SHE TURNED TO RUNNING TRAINING FOR 5K RACES, >> WHILE I WAS LEARNING TO RUN I HAD A PROGRAM ON MY PHONE THAT SHOWED ME WHERE I WAS RUNNING I LOOKED AT THESE AT ONE POINT AND I REALIZED THESE ARE REALLY COOL DESIGNS. STEVE: WHILE THEY MAY LOOK LIKE ABSTRACT DESIGNS, THOSE LINES ARE ACTUALLY REPLICAS OF SPECIAL ROUTES, RACE COURSES, HIKI TRAILS, BIKE TRAILS, HER WOR ARE TROPHIES OF SORTS, PERSONAL REMEMBRANCES OF SOME MEANINGFUL EVENT THAT PAULINE TRANSFROMS INTO EARRINGS, BELT BUCKLES, >> THE ROUTES ARE SERIOUS, PERSONAL ACHIEVMENTS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. I MEAN PEOPLE TRAIN FOR MONTHS , FOR YEARS TO DO THESE EVENTS. ,STEVE: EVEN THIS SMALL, IT'S PRETTY EXACT? >> YES, YES. STEVE: PAULINE IS METICULOUS IN HER DESIGNS, ACCURATELY CARVING EVEN A 26 MILEARATHON ROUTE DOWN TO A SINGLE O INCH PIECE OF JEWELRY, AND SHE KNOWS SERIOUS RUNNERS RECOGNI THEIR RACE COURSES. >> I'LL SAY THAT'S THE BOSTON MARATHON AND THEY'LL SAY, OH WOW, THAT'S HEARTEAK HILL. [LAUGHTER]PSTEV IT WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO WHEN PAULINE INTRODUCED HER NEW LINE LOCALLY AT THE BEACH TO BEACON 10K. NOW, SHE'S SELLING HER WORKS NATION-WIDE. IT BEGAN WITH THIS SINGLE SET OF EARRINGS SHE SIMPLY MADE FOR HERSELF. >> AND THEY WERE ROUTES THAT I USED TO TRAIN MYSELF ON THAT GO FROM MY HOUSE INTO THE WOODS AND BACK. STEVE: ROUTES THAT PAULINE SAY HELPED SAVE HER LIFE, THE START OF THAT, FARTLEK, THE "SPEED PLAY" THAT FUELED HER "RUN TO RECOVERY" AND HER EVENTUAL RETURN TO HER WORKBENCH. >> THAT REALLY REJUVINATED ME AND REVIVED ME AND GAVE ME MY CREATIVITY BACK. STEVE: AND AS A PAYBACK OF SORTS, A PORTION OF EACH SALE OF THOSE PIECES GOES TO A CHARITY OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION THAT HELPS PEOPLE DEAL WITH CATASTROPHIC ILLNESSES.