I always write in pencil, so I can erase.

Most of the time, I'm in the country, and the jewelry I wear I can wear in the country.

With pencil, you can always erase.

I was a baby when I began, but I knew exactly what I wanted to wear myself. I became a jewelry designer because I knew how to do something with a pencil and sketch my ideas.

I can hold a cup of sake on a full moon in Japan, and the reflection of the moon in that little cup can make me feel so enthusiastic about beauty. That one good, magical moment can give me enough to create other things like the teardrop earring or necklace.

I like to push myself to achieve a certain quality, eliminate the excess detail. I always want a high degree of purity.