Hello! I’m Christine,
Designer and Maker at Yuki & Sora.

Thank you for showing interest in my work. As a multiracial woman, my Japanese and Mexican heritage have been a driving force in my artistic journey. I often think about my two Grandmothers, Teruyo and Esther. My Grandmother Teruyo emigrated from Japan to the United States on a Naval ship in the 1950’s and lived a short, difficult, but meaningful life. There is so much about her and my Japanese culture that is unknown to my family and myself. I’ve spent much of my life, trying to understand my identity as an Asian-American without having been exposed to the traditions of my Grandmother’s homeland. My Grandmother Esther spent her years traveling back and forth from Mexico to the United States. Often having to spend long periods of time away from her children so she could work in the states and send money back to support them. Eventually immigrating her family to the United States permanently. I never had the chance to meet either of them, but I think about the struggles they endured as immigrants, as mothers, and as women. Though I wasn’t able to meet them, I know them through the folds of my eyes, the brown of my skin, my mother’s traditional cooking, and the treasured stories told by my father. I think about the many sacrifices that were made so that I could have the opportunity to be able sit here today with the freedom to create jewelry and art and follow my dreams. Starting Yuki & Sora is a small but sincere way that I can honor my ancestors through art and spirit. Metalsmithing and designing has been a cathartic and awakening journey for me. A journey of self exploration and expression through craft and culture. This company is an endeavor to try to connect to the memory of my Grandmothers for which none of this and my many other blessings would have been possible.

Thank you for joining me on this journey,

With gratitude,
Christine Clement