Last year when we were staying on Yakushima island for our sabbatical, spending an afternoon on an empty beach looking for drift treasure was one of our favorite activities. We found some amazing artifacts like perfectly round pebbles, old buoy made of beautiful glass wrapped in kelp, and pieces of ceramic and glasses. Just like drift wood, drift ceramic and glass is weathered and soft in hand... losing all the sharp edges. I love the way they feel in hand and their faded colors. Ever since we left Yakushima, the island has become a source of light in my heart. It's a place that immediately comes to my mind when I need to mentally travel to a peaceful place...
Liam creates one of a kind Shard Jewelry using pieces from broken ceramics and they always told us that stories behind these broken dishes Liam uses is what inspires his creation and his customers... We thought that drift ceramic found on the tiny Japanese island would surely spark a great story so we mailed a small package with these found treasure towards their way. I never thought I would see these pieces again...
Fast-forward one and half year... these pieces of drift ceramic was exactly what was in the package... only more special. Liam created a set of four beautiful necklaces using the pieces we mailed from Yakushima. I think my heart jumped when I saw them... I immediately opened one of them and threaded a necklace chain so I can wear it everyday as a reminder of all the amazing life lessons we learned while we were on the island. Afterward Frido, Roo and I had a long chat about how special our time was on the island... Roo was very curious about these jewelry so I told her that the other two are for Coco and her when they grow up... and the forth one is for us keep in a special place. I am so awed that these drift ceramic will be able to continue its journey in our family...
Thank you Liam and Corey for sharing such a beautiful Shard collection with us. I love what you guys do... creating heirloom from all these lost treasures.
xoxo
-wakako
Fast-forward one and half year... these pieces of drift ceramic was exactly what was in the package... only more special. Liam created a set of four beautiful necklaces using the pieces we mailed from Yakushima. I think my heart jumped when I saw them... I immediately opened one of them and threaded a necklace chain so I can wear it everyday as a reminder of all the amazing life lessons we learned while we were on the island. Afterward Frido, Roo and I had a long chat about how special our time was on the island... Roo was very curious about these jewelry so I told her that the other two are for Coco and her when they grow up... and the forth one is for us keep in a special place. I am so awed that these drift ceramic will be able to continue its journey in our family...
Thank you Liam and Corey for sharing such a beautiful Shard collection with us. I love what you guys do... creating heirloom from all these lost treasures.
xoxo
-wakako
