Made in Oxford

Made In Oxfordshire

I work for myself and make every jewellery by me at my bench.

I would like to think my design concept is like an absolute state of balance with human being and nature. We appreciate that the course of nature continues despite other issues occurring in life, such as the pandemic. We become thankful for the natural forces. My jewellery is like an apology and also an expression of gratitude towards nature. I always try to draw attention to the inside space in my work. In Japan we call it “Ma” where I focus most on “the emptiness”. I love the way that the object creates shadows which describe the emptiness. I usually draw first with my Japanese ink and a brush. It makes sense when I see the lines and the space these lines create. It is like a ritual for me to clear my mind a bit.

Ma.
A Japanese term translated as emptiness, interval or pause in space and time. Time and space are indivisible; empty space is as important as the space that is filled; emptiness interacts with substance and gives it form. The concept Ma can refer to empty gaps in sculpture, spatial intervals in architecture, the silence between notes in a song or the pauses in the uttering of a phrase 
(Francis D.K. Ching, Visual Dictionary of Architecture)