In celebration of Women’s History Month, Pick Up Sticks Jewelry Company is featuring prominent women throughout the month and highlighting the impact they had on the world. And to add a little more fun to the history lesson, we are selecting jewelry charms that embody each woman’s unique personality and accomplishments. Today we are celebrating Maya Lin.
Monumental Maya
In 1981 Maya Lin, a 21-year old undergrad at Yale University, entered the consciousness of America when her design for the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial was selected from a competition totalling 1,420 entries. Her visionary design encourages interaction between the viewers and the memorial. Making no political statement, it commemorates the sacrifice and heroism of the 58,318 fallen soldiers through engraving their names in chronological order of loss on highly polished, black granite walls. The walls intersect like two V-shaped wings, one pointing to the Lincoln Memorial and the other to the Washington Monument. At the time of her design selection, it stirred reflection, debate, opposition, and intense controversy. Since officially opening to the public in November 1982, the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial has become the most visited monument in Washington, DC, and one of the most well-known memorials in the world.
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Welcome to a brand-new year full of wonderful possibilities! Now is the perfect time to reflect on the past year and envision the path that lies ahead. What type of journey will you embark on this year? For instance, your vision may take you to a new or exotic locale to explore foreign lands or fresh frontiers. Or your journey may be all about you. One that focuses on introspection and personal growth, attaining a long-desired goal or following a heart-driven dream.
You don’t have to look very far to know that the holidays are here…in spades. Not only is every store, everywhere, Chrisma-fied wall to wall, they are practically sold out of decorations. I drove (in heavy traffic, of course) to 5 stores to find a simple 4-foot Christmas tree to adorn the studio… with no luck. You too might be finding that the gifts you were hoping to give or the decorations you were still hoping to purchase are already off the shelves as well!
It’s been a long two months since we last reached out to you about the transfer of ownership of Pick Up Sticks Jewelry. Here’s a little of what happened behind the scenes while waiting for inventory to arrive. We got all our systems in place, set up physical offices, and procured boxes, bags, tags, and labels, all to get ready for this day. That’s right! Pick Up Sticks Jewelry Company has re-opened for business. We were shooting for December 1 for our grand re-opening, but we beat our schedule by three days, thanks to an awesome team and great guidance from past company owners, Glena and Sabrina.