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GoletacouplecreateIslandsofInfinityFeng Apr2,2010
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ByMARILYNMCMAHON,NEWSPRESSSTAFFWRITER
shouldnotacceptanystudentsfromoutsidethis
August14,20176:29AM area.
May11,2008
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TheovalpendantsthatKathrynLubahnand Letters:Re:theletter"SBCCpresidentneedsto
AnthonyBenedictSmithmarketunderthe domore,"
nameIslandsofInfinityFengShuiFineArt Jan4,2009
aremorethaneyecatchingpiecesof CLASSESRESUMEATSBCC
Aug23,2011
jewelry.
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May19,2008
"Theyarebeautifulhandmadesculptures Letters:Awordofthanksandsupport
thathelppeoplefeelgoodbecausethey Nov28,2010
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happiness,forgiveness,peace,pleasure, Nov12,2014
power,prosperity,protection,selfloveand Letters:NobabysittingatCityCollege
trust,"saidMs.Lubahn,addingthatthe Dec3,2008
philosophybehindorgoneisthatit's"a Letters:Wewanttogoonrecordasstrong
supportersofMeasureV
universallifeforce.Everytimeyouwear May11,2008
yourIOIpendant,thesehealingvibrations Attop,thepyramidsrangeinpricefrom
helptoprotectandcomfortyou." $1,000to$3,000.

CARMENSMYTH/NEWSPRESSPHOTOS
SheandMr.BenedictSmithcreatethe
pendants,alongwithpyramids,about4by
6inchesinsize,inthecourtyardoftheir
homeinGoleta.

"WebeganourworkonIslandsofInfinity
whileattendingaUnitedNationspeace
conferencehostedbytheDalaiLamafor
GlobalEducatorsin1989.Werealizedin
ordertosolvetheproblemsofourworld,
peopleneedstrong,healthybodiesand
environmentstoliveandworkin,"saidMs.
Lubahn,65.

AftergraduatingfromNovaHighSchoolin
Davie,Fla.,sheearnedabachelor'sdegree
inEnglishatStetsonUniversityinDeLand,
Fla.

"Idroppedoutofgradschooltostudy
healing,shamanismandmysticism,"she
said.

Mr.BenedictSmith,68,anativeof
Australia,has25yearsofexperienceinfine
art,graphicdesignandsacredart.

Thecouplegraduatedtogetherwith
associatedegreesinmultimediaartsfrom
Above,thependantsaremadeinninecolors
SantaBarbaraCityCollegein2006andwill RubyRed,AmberOrange,CitrineYellow,
completedegreesinstudiofineartsfrom EmeraldGreen,AquamarineBlue,Lapis
SBCCinthespring. LazuliIndigo,AmethystViolet,AztecGold
andPearlSilver.
"EachIOIpendanthasaprecisepattern
photoetchedinbrassatitscoreand
photoetchedinbrassatitscoreand
requiresseveralpoursofresintoachieve
theamazingshimmeringeffectyousee.
Minutebubblesofoxygenrefractthelight
evenmore,"saidMs.Lubahn.

"Oneofthereasonsitshimmerssomuchis
becausethependanthasasmooth,curved
face,andthebodyisformedintotheiconic
Egyptiancartouche,orovalshape,whichis
famousforprotectingthewearerwith
physicalimmortality,"shesaidofthebelief
behindit.

Thependants,about1by2inchesinsize,
aremadeinninecolorsRubyRed,
AmberOrange,CitrineYellow,Emerald
Green,AquamarineBlue,LapisLazuli
Indigo,AmethystViolet,AztecGoldand
PearlSilver.

"Wecallthemchakracolorsbecauseeach
hasaspecialmeaning.Theyarelikecolor
therapy.Forexample,RubyRedprovides
powerfromtheearthandgivesenergyon
alllevels.CitrineYellowhelpsstrengthen
thenervesandthemind,andEmerald
Greenisthecolorofnatureandtheearth,"
accordingtoMs.Lubahn.

TheIOIPyramidsaremadefromamold
thatismodeledaftertheGreatPyramidof
Giza.

Pricesforthependantsrangefrom$150to
$250,andthepyramidscost$1,000to
$3,000.
Ms.LubahnstressedthatalthoughIOI
devicescan"helppeopledealwithpainin
theirlivesandleadthemtohappyfulfilling
lives,likeme,theyarenotasubstitutefor
yourprofessionalmedicaldoctorwhoisthe
bestguidefordiagnosis,adviceand
treatmentofanyofyourhealthrelated
problems."
Topphoto,theovalpendantsthatKathryn
LubahnandAnthonyBenedictSmithmarket
underthenameIslandsofInfinityFengShui
FineArtaremorethaneyecatchingpieces
ofjewelry.There'saphilosophybehind
them.Thecouplecreatethependants,along
withpyramids,about4by6inchesinsize,
attheirGoletahome.
Middlephoto,eachpendantisabout1by2
inches.

Bottomphoto,TheIOIPyramidsaremade
email:mmcmahon@newspress.com? fromamoldwhichismodeledafterthe
GreatPyramidofGiza.
FYI

FormoreinformationaboutIslandsofInfinityFengShuiFineArt,call6178915,
emailislandsofinfinity@gmail.comorvisitwww.islandsofinfinity.us.

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