The scarves from this (ex-) company are designed by Eve Reaven who is a cell biologist in Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Reaven has used an electron microscope for much of her professional life and has continuously marveled at the intricacy and beauty of the natural patterns found inside cells. She shares what she has seen with others through designs for scarves and other textiles. In the current selection, she captures the essence of structures related to cell movement, cell traffic, energy and performance. The cell structures represented in these patterns are magnified 50,000 to 1,000,000 times their original size, allowing us to experience the amazing designs created by nature.
I am not a movie expert, but I am a movie lover. Since I was a child, movies had a strong impact on me: I identified with movie heroes and gained strength and courage that way, or I learned to understand my inner world through understanding my emotional reactions to movie scenes or characters. I experienced catharsis through movies too. For example when I had a life-threatening stroke, I became physically and emotionally paralyzed and could not even cry. I noticed with surprise that I started crying uncontrollably whenever I saw films that showed characters in tragic experiences. All the blocked up tears began flowing in response to watching the characters’ pain. About five years ago I visited a workshop called “Movies and Mythic Imagination – Using Films in Depth Psychology”. I became fascinated with the idea of using movies with my clients to understand their emotional issues and to support their process. Now I use Cinema Alchemy my writing, in my practice with individual clients, couples, in a weekly Cinema Alchemy group, and in workshops. I have amazing success with this method. Therefore I am very passionate about teaching it.
