 Meet, Meiko Takahashi, owner & principal designer of Shizen Designs.
Born in Tokyo, Japan, she moved to the US in 1992 to pursue a career in accounting. For ten years working as a CPA, Mieko starting to make jewelry as a hobby for friends and family. Her collections were so popular and well loved, she rethought her career path!
So in 2006, she began creating jewelry full time, launching Shizen Designs. Mieko hand-crafts her jewelry from her home in Bellingham, Washington, assisted by her husband David, her two cats Koko and Kiku and her dog Kumo.
In addition to making jewelry and paper crafts, Mieko enjoys Pilates, Yoga, knitting, quilting, watching spy or legal thriller films, traveling, keeping in touch with her friends on Facebook and organizing (yes, organizing can be a hobby.)
You can read her blog "The Tale of Mieko" at: www.taleofmieko.blogspot.com |
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