A handcrafted sterling silver collection of Balinese granulation, dewdrops, and wings, made between the rainforests of Petersburg, Alaska and the jungles of Bali.
There is a word in Bali that has no perfect English translation.
Mewali
It is what you say when someone thanks you, and you want to give the thanks back. Not just you're welcome.
In return.
You know the feeling, even without the word. Someone carried you through something once. A person, a place, a season of grace you did not expect. And ever since, you have been looking for the way to hand it forward. Not repayment. Return.
That is what this collection is.
The oldest shapes in my work, the wire leaf, the open form, have grown through everything the workshops of Bali have taught these hands. Granulation placed dewdrop by dewdrop. Lotus blooms and fairy wings.
Two rainforests, one silver thread.
A return to the lives and hands that breathe life into my creations.
$15 from every piece sold goes to Bumi Sehat, funding maternal health care for the women of Bali.
Because Mewali is not a name.
It is a promise.
One piece, one woman.
Two Rainforests, One Meadow
This collection lives between two green worlds. The rainforest I wake up in, all spruce and tide and low silver light, and the jungle workshops of Bali, where a forty-year-old woman-owned studio taught my designs to bloom in ways I could not have grown alone.
The meadow is where the two canopies meet. Every piece in it carries both: the leaf that has been in my work since the beginning, and the granulation, the lotus, the dewdrops that Bali gave back.
Jewelry With a Heartbeat, Giving One Back
Mothers and women have always held a special place in my heart. This whole brand exists because of hands like theirs, the ones that hold everything up and rarely get held in return. So this collection returns it.
$15 of every purchase goes to Bumi Sehat, the Bali foundation founded by midwife Robin Lim. And that number has a story. When it came time to decide what this collection would give, I wanted to make it meaningful and impactful. I wanted to know what it actually costs to make a difference in one woman's life.
So I looked at the project I had just funded for the women and families of the hands that bring my jewelry to life, the makers, the wives, the daughters, and I did the math.
One woman's complete visit came to about $15. The teaching that comes first, where many of these women learn about their own bodies, cervical cancer, self breast exams, and natural childbirth for the very first time in their lives, knowledge I had taken for granted my whole life. Then her doctors and midwives. Her screening. And the little bag of rice and cooking oil she carries home, so that caring for herself never means her family goes without dinner.
One piece, one woman. That is the whole equation. The full story, the room I sat in, and where the giving goes next all live on the blog.
"Truly Honored to Be Part of the Mewali Meadows Journey"
That is what the team at Bumi Sehat wrote when this commitment was made official, calling Twisted Ginger "A friend and partner who shares our vision of ensuring every woman has access to compassionate, respectful, and life-saving care."
If you have ever bought a piece of Twisted Ginger, I want you to know something: you were already part of this before it had a name. The socialization that started it all, where 71 women were invited to learn about their own health and the first brave ones stepped forward to be screened, was funded by this little business, which means it was funded by you. Thank you. Suksma.
And here is the part I love: the invitation does not expire. The care stays open for every one of those women, and in Bali, that is exactly how this grows. A few women go first. They come home and tell the others it was okay. And the next time, more come. That first room was not the whole story. It was the pebble in the pond.
Jewelry not your thing? You can still be part of the giving. A little goes a remarkably long way in Bali, where a complete screening costs less than most of us spend on a meal out. I have put direct donation links to Bumi Sehat on the blog, and I know some of you have already found them.
Every bit ripples.
Balinese granulation, an art form centuries in the making.
Every granule of silver was placed by hand, one at a time, using a granulation tradition Balinese silversmiths have carried for generations. No casting. No shortcuts.
Somewhere in this meadow is the piece that already knows your story. Come find it.