Heart Shapes
Welcome to my collection of heart-shaped creations—perfect for your altar, for healing broken hearts, or simply to bring love and positive energy into your life. Some of the hearts I craft feature natural surfaces, breaks, or healed fractures, which are part of my "Broken Heart Series." These pieces hold deep meaning and personal significance.
I never made heart shapes during the first 10 years of my lapidary work, until my dear friend and studio assistant, Richard Waugh, persistently encouraged me for two years to give it a try. Finally, in the weeks before Valentine's Day 2001, I agreed to make some. However, when I returned from a show, I learned that Richard had suddenly passed away at 41, due to an HIV-related heart attack. He was a close friend and a powerful force in my life, and his passing was a profound loss. Since then, I’ve made countless heart-shaped stones in his honor.
Interestingly, I later discovered that my full name, David Vance Horste, is an anagram of both "David’s Heart Coven" and "David’s Earth Coven." So here I am, crafting hearts out of pieces of the Earth—a little synchronistic, wouldn’t you say?
May your week be filled with love, and may you give yourself—and others—the gift of love today and every day.
Warm regards,
David/Leo
