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An Artful Collection - Layering Edit with Laura

Inspiration, Shibumi ProjectApril Higashi

WHAT IF YOU LOVED ALL YOUR JEWELRY?

And could play to combine your pieces for different looks?

SHIBUMI client, Laura, shares her jewelry collection and shows how she combines and layers her pieces in a variety of creative ways.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

LAURA: Design Appreciator, Businesswoman, Wife, Mom to 13-year-old son and Baxter the cat. She lives her life surrounded by beauty, nestled in the East Bay Hills. The custom jewelry projects with Shibumi were an inspiring creative outlet.

JEWELRY: April HIgashi, Claudia Alleyne, Kelsey Simmen, and SHIBUMI GALLERY.

MUSIC: HCT by Hugo Tanov ©2024

At SHIBUMI, we like to describe the jewelry we show as artful. In addition to talented artists and quality, handmade work by contemporary studio jewelers, we also have clients who love to combine their jewelry in unexpected and creative ways. 
 

OUR CLIENTS
- Are conscious and care about who/what they support.
- Want to LOVE what they have and acquire special pieces.
- Want their jewelry to mix with different looks and work with other pieces already in their collection. 

Does this sound like you?


This month we will be featuring ARTFUL LAYERING on Instagram + our Journal and offering personalized LAYERING APPOINTMENTS!

We encourage you to curate your jewelry collection and consider what you might add for your changing moods and styles.

During our August SALE we are offering the opportunity to bring in 3-5 of your favorite pieces and have us help you select new pieces to complement and enhance your collection.

Our team is experienced in combining unique layers of jewelry that feel like you. And this month is a perfect time to consider adding the right pieces to your collection.
  

Come visit and make a LAYERING APPOINTMENT with us!

QUEENS ARE NOT FRAGILE

Shibumi ProjectApril HigashiComment

SHIBUMI PROJECT features our inspiring clients, their stories,
and the jewelry that they love.

MEET ANDREA GORDON. 


You may have seen her name on billboards or open house signs around town. Andrea is one of the top real estate agents in the East Bay and has been a client at SHIBUMI for years. She loves color and working with April Higashi to commission custom jewelry designs that honor beautiful, vibrant stones. The story we are sharing here is about another facet of Andrea's creative life.


Aside from her successful career in real estate, Andrea has directed and produced theater for over 40 years. Storytelling has always been a passion that runs deep and she was inspired to write a play based on her sister and their relationship. Less than a year later, Miriam and Esther Go to the Diamond District premiered at The Magic Theater in San Francisco.


After all these years of knowing Andrea, the one question I have is - What can't she do?


She is a woman who figures out what she wants, is in touch with her artistic voice and connects the dots to get there. Over the last year, Andrea not only wrote and produced her play, she also wrote a children's book, Yo-Yo in a Tree, and continued to maintain a thriving real estate practice.  


QUEENS ARE NOT FRAGILE.

I often think of this phrase when I meet successful women aligned with their true selves. Congratulations, Andrea - you are an inspiration! It is an honor knowing you, following your journey, and making pieces to celebrate the special milestones in your life.

“What I love most about working on custom pieces with April is how well she listens. Once you have a clear idea of her aesthetic and the vibe of her work, communication is easy, and she intuitively knows how to best translate your desire into something more beautiful than you ever imagined.”
— Andrea Gordon

A selection of commissioned and purchased pieces of April Higashi Jewelry.

April Higashi and Andrea Gordon at the opening of her play, January 2024.