JENNIFER BONNETEAU STUDIO
A little color. A little light.
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How it all began
for Christina
In 2006, my radiant friend, Christina, suggested we make guitar pick earrings for friends one Christmas. So we did. I started painting on them. That was the beginning of our creative business called Chick Picks, and a beautiful friendship.
Christina brought the picks. I brought the paint.
Every Thursday at 4:00 pm, we loaded up our earrings, drove through Starbucks, and made the hour-and-a-half drive to and from the Palm Springs market - talking, laughing and sharing life as we drove. Somewhere along the way, those miles became sacred, and they gave our friendship room to grow.
We shared that exciting adventure for ten years before our careers took us in different directions, but our friendship continued to deepen.
When Christina’s health took a turn in December 2025, I started offering a pair of earrings as a daily gesture of hope, with a donation to glioblastoma brain cancer research in her honor. She was moved by the idea, so I kept going.
Friends and family asked for earrings to wear in support of Christina, so I made more.
That thread of hope turned into Plectra, a new chapter of what she and I started with a few picks, a little paint, and a lot of love.
Christina’s joy, courage, and creative spirit are woven into every pair 🩶
And why any of it, you ask?
Because self-expression is an invitation for connection.
We all long to be connected ~ to the ones we love, to the ones we carry, and to something greater than ourselves.
Every mark we share becomes a note within our song.
Find joy in the music and carry it on.
As I reflected on this journey, these words came to mind, so I put them in a song.
A little color. A little light. We gather pieces on the road, some we keep, some we let go. Every turn a chance to grow, still becoming as we go. (Chorus) Keep an open heart, be the first to say hello. Find friends who make you smile and help you grow. Every mark we share becomes a note within our song. Find joy in the music, and carry it on. We move through life, the days fly past. When our hearts break, we learn to laugh. A hope-filled life is ours to create. Some things we do leave a beautiful trace. Keep an open heart, be the first to say hello. Find friends who make you smile and help you grow. Every mark we share becomes a note within our song. Find joy in the music, and carry it on. (Bridge) What we love may change shape. Like a melody, it finds a way. What we cherish carries on, in every note, in every song. Keep an open heart, be the first to say hello. Find friends who make you smile and help you grow. Every mark we share becomes a note within our song. Find joy in the music, and carry it on. Carry it on ❤️.