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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Local artist looks to help local youths
Gwen Barringer
IVN Contributing Writer
You may have seen
Geniypher Snow’s table in
the parking lot of the former
Junction Inn over the summer,
covered in wire-wrapped
crystals and stones that are
lovingly handmade by the
enterprising woman for her
business, Transcendental
Coils. What few have the
pleasure to witness is the
generous heart behind the
scenes, and the tireless hours
that go into making a dream a
reality.
Since November, Snow
has begun a new side of her
business venture, a nonprofit
project called “Crystals for
Kids” that aims to provide
the more than 100 children
in Josephine County foster
care with handmade crystal
necklaces for the holiday
season. To some, this
undertaking may not seem
very big, but as a former
foster kid, Snow knows just
how much even the smallest
gesture can mean to a child
trying to stay afloat within the
system.
Crystals For Kids is
entirely donation-based, and
Snow creates the necklaces
alongside the diverse and
intricate pieces that she sells.
She describes the process
as “tedious but in a way
that’s very therapeutic.” This
project has inspired her in an
unexpected way- she would
like it to become more than
just a holiday effort, and
wants to look into teaching
children how to wire-wrap
and create their own unique
pieces. This idea, however, is
not fully formed yet. “I don’t
know how to do it and I don’t
know what I’m doing, so I’m
very open to suggestions and
ideas”
Given the fact that her
small daughter, Aadya, has
her own collection of wire-
wrapped trinkets for sale,
perhaps Snow knows a bit
more about what she’s doing
than she gives herself credit
for. Although getting the
funding for such an endeavor
may take a bit of time, with
community support, both
online and in person, Snow
hopes to at least be able to
offer wire-wrapping kits to
local foster kids by this time
next year.
To Snow, Transcendental
Coils is more than a business,
it is a message that she is
working to spread with her
creations. “It’s in the name,
I’m trying to transcend
from relying on others to
supporting myself with my
own hands,” she explained,
adding that “there’s a lot
of legwork that goes into
selling things you’ve made,
and most people don’t think
that they have the abundance
to do what they want to do,
but you can do anything you
set your mind to.” That’s
something she aims to teach
her daughter, and eventually
anybody else who shows
interest in her business and its
creations.
If you have any
questions about Crystals For
Kids, or any suggestions and
ideas, feel free to contact
Geniypher Snow through her
email, transcendentalcoils@
(Courtesy photo for the Illinois Valley News)
Crystals for Kids by
Snow.
gmail.com. You can also
reach her through the
Transcendental Coils
Facebook page, Instagram, or
Shopify online store.
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