This holiday season, artist Yvonne Yao, founder of YVIE, has chosen to create unique designs for “Gift to Empower”, 24 days of unique one-of-a-kind daily designs for a cause. From December 1 – 24, 50 percent of all proceeds from Gift To Empower will be donated to Humanity Unified International, a charitable organization dedicated to lifting vulnerable populations out of poverty through education, food security programs and economic opportunities. The proceeds will be invested into a women’s farming cooperative project in Rwanda that will provide health, rights and business education along with all the tools, training and inputs necessary for 100 smallholder farmers to rise above poverty.
Day #2 – Left My Heart in Costa Rica
Yao’s inspiration for this piece…
“I collected the shells and stone in this piece on one of my strolls along the beach in Costa Rica last spring, where I fell in love with the people, the plantains, and the beautiful shorelines occasionally broken by lush vegetation where the inland channels connect with the sea. The stone on this pendant reminded me a lot of an overview map of where the two bodies of water joined forces. Crafted out of 14k gold-filled wire, Keshi pearls and sand-buffed seas shells cascade down from a branch of coral from the south China sea—suspended on delicate mismatched sterling silver chains.”
Dimensions: 4 3/4 “ (h) x 2” (w) *Pendant sold without chain
Metals: 14k gold filled, sterling silver
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