our Journey
Once upon a time, there was a woman who went in search of truth. She traveled to distant lands that spanned the globe.

On one of her journeys, she visited Bali, a magical mystical island where the inhabitants smile, have no sense of urgency about life, and celebrate their gods every day.

She spent afternoons at the Agung Rai Museum in Ubud, and played on the grass with children who taught her to play Balinese instruments and wear the barong.

She stayed in the village of Nyuhkuning at the Sari Guest House in a basic hut overlooking the rice patties and walked through the Monkey Forest to town each day. Along the way, she stopped to talk with the woodcarvers, and called out “Selamat pagi”, Good Morning, to each person she passed. It is the Balinese way. She lived each day in an easy, playful and connected way that was foreign in more ways than the exotic country she visited.

It was here in Ubud, where she met Jane and Andi, an American woman and a Swiss man who visited Bali twelve years before, and now made it their home with their two children. Jane and Andi are jewelry designers who both had their separate jewelry businesses in India and Thailand before they met. They fell in love, married, and followed their mutual desire to produce jewelry in Bali.  Having decided to concentrate on their jewelry production and family life in Bali, they took up residence in Ubud, near Celuk, a neighboring village specializing in silver and gold jewelry.  Celuk has the reputation as a major centre of jewelry. Located between large swathes of paddy fields, the local silversmiths expand their homes to include workshops where the art of handcrafted silver is a natural extension of their high intention. The desire to make things look good - and to make beautiful things - is so ingrained in the Balinese way of life that there is no separate Balinese word for “art” or “artist”. They have traditionally considered it their unquestioned duty to honor their gods  with attractive objects.

Susan, Jane and Andi celebrated together, a Balinese way of life, and talked about our oneness to each other - that we really are all the same. We come in different colors, live in different countries, and worship separate gods, yet are united as one.  Susan found the art form of jewelry to be the most useful in spreading the unity idea.

Susan thought about how wonderful it would be to share this with the people she loves. Jane and Andi put their creative genius together and designed the Unity Pendant, and Susan brought it back to the United States. The response has been overwhelming and she now brings you a line of jewelry that is more than a pendant, it is a living piece of art.

one-gallery now brings these magnificent creations to you.