The Beginning of Silence — A Year of Listening

365 sketches born from stillness

Each day, in a quiet moment, I picked up my pencil and drew.

As if gently scooping up the landscapes within me, I sketched one image each day, for 365 days.

No rush, no noise—just a quiet dialogue with my inner voice, shaping its whispers into form.

These sketches are conversations with my soul.

Immersed in stillness, listening to what cannot be spoken, I let my hands move,

and from that silence emerged forms of beauty carrying stories beyond words.

All of my creations begin from here.

These sketches are deeply connected to what it means for me to live.

Some may be difficult to realize physically.

Some use materials that are rare or hard to obtain.

But in this world of sketches, none of that matters.

This is where the voice that breathes life into Tomoko Maeda Jewelry begins.

365 Sketches of Silence | One jewelry sketch a day, drawn in silence.

365day Crafted Silence | Sketch Day 002

365day Crafted Silence | Sketch Day 002

A spontaneous jewelry sketch inspired by the elegance of a yacht and the natural beauty of boulder opal. Day 002 of the “Sketch Series,” where silence and rhythm shape each...

365day Crafted Silence | Sketch Day 002

A spontaneous jewelry sketch inspired by the elegance of a yacht and the natural beauty of boulder opal. Day 002 of the “Sketch Series,” where silence and rhythm shape each...

365day Crafted Silence | Sketch Day 001

365day Crafted Silence | Sketch Day 001

A jewelry sketch exploring the beauty of layered vertical lines in quiet motion.The first entry in the “Sketch Series,” a daily record where stillness meets rhythm.

365day Crafted Silence | Sketch Day 001

A jewelry sketch exploring the beauty of layered vertical lines in quiet motion.The first entry in the “Sketch Series,” a daily record where stillness meets rhythm.