Lately, four deer have been living in front of my studio.
Meanwhile, I’ve been working on their wedding band, and we’ve promised to meet in Kyoto next month.
Maybe they’re a family, I guess the second one from the right is the mother.
It’s pretty rare to see them gathered in a group during the day.
We looked into each other’s eyes for over a minute. I felt something sacred.
He asked me to make his ring in the shape of an octagon.
The octagon is known as a lucky shape in many parts of Asia.
The number 8 is said to represent expansion and prosperity, symbolizing infinite growth. In Japanese, this idea is known as ‘Suehirogari’.
I had been carving yellow gold all day -boldly and deeply-, of course, with the joyful feeling of ‘Suehirogari’ in my heart.
The Beginning of a Story of Creating Wedding Rings, Shared with Them #YakushimaWeddingRingsStories