There’s a kind of white moth, I don’t know
what kind, that glimmers
by mid-May
in the forest, just
as the pink mocassin flowers
are rising.

If you notice anything,
it leads you to notice
more
and more.

And anyway
I was so full of energy.
I was always running around, looking
at this and that.

If I stopped
the pain
was unbearable.

If I stopped and thought, maybe
the world
can’t be saved,
the pain
was unbearable.

Finally, I noticed enough.
All around me in the forest
the white moths floated.

How long do they live, fluttering
in and out of the shadows?

You aren’t much, I said
one day to my reflection
in a green pond,
and grinned.

The wings of the moths catch the sunlight
and burn
so brightly.

At night, sometimes,
they slip between the pink lobes
of the moccasin flowers and lie there until dawn,
motionless
in those dark halls of honey.
— Mary Oliver
Photo by Sarah Ascanio

Photo by Sarah Ascanio

Things that matter to us:

Sustainability. Durability. Organic Materials. Kindness to our planet. Supporting others on the same journey.

My goal through Viska is to create beautiful, timeless pieces that can be handed down for generations, with an aim to not compromise our beautiful mother earth as I do so, but honor her. I strive to always do my best even when that means admitting when I am wrong. Most of the materials I use in my products are organic, and sourced from companies that pay their employees a fair wage and abide by ethical labor practices. 

We donate 5% of each sale to a local non-profit, but sometimes alternate based on urgent need.

June-August I’ll be donating 5% of each sale to Everytown for Gun Safety. They use donations to register voters, push to elect candidates who will govern with gun safety in mind, demand action from our elected officials, and work to change how America thinks about gun violence.