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The S.M. Celestial Jewelry was recently showcased from July to September at the Jewelers of America International Jewelry Show in New York, at the Midora Jewelry Exhibition in Leipzig, Germany, and at the Taipei International Jewelry Exhibition. These jewelry shows acquainted large numbers of people with Master Ching Hai in an uplifting sharing of the Truth through artistic creation and appreciation.

The Jewelers of America International Jewelry Show in New York

★ The New York Event

The New York International Jewelry Show was open only to professionals in the jewelry trade. Participants included jewelry traders, designers, antique dealers and collectors from around the world. The charming beauty and unique style of the Celestial Jewelry items won great admiration and commendation from visitors to the show, some of whom lauded them as being the best among all the Show exhibits.

Mrs. Eeva Wornell from Finland (2nd left)and Prof. Andresej Szadkowski from Poland(2nd right) praise and appreciate the Celestial Jewelry creations.

★Leipzig Fair

The Midora Jewelry Exhibition took place at Leipzig, a city in the former East Germany. At the exhibition, we displayed each piece in the entire series of S.M. Jewelry, including Master's latest design, "Real Royalty". Many visitors felt attracted by the beauty and extraordinary designs of the jewelry and exclaimed in phrases like "Wonderful!" or "This is truly incredible!"

German "Midora Jewelry Exhibition"

We video interviewed two specialists in the field of jewelry design, Mrs. Eeva Wornell from the Goldsmithing Development Center in Lahti Finland, and Prof. Andrzej Szadkowski from the Academy of Design and Fine Arts in Poland. Mrs. Wornell especially liked the children's collection and praised it for the happiness that radiates from it. Prof. Szadkowski said that he was deeply moved by what he had seen and that through the S.M. Jewelry he had found inspiration for his own work in jewelry design.

★The Taipei Show

The Taipei International Jewelry Show

Hidden Force Connection — the universe in its primordial state

Bodhidharma — an emblem of peace

Chen Jui-lin, chairman of the Formosa Jewelers Association, had many words of praise for Supreme Master Ching Hai's jewelry designs. In his eyes, each piece of Celestial Jewelry was superbly and skillfully designed, highly functional and valuable; even the tiny accessories had their secret functions. Chen complimented Master as a top-class designer whose unique style places Her among world-class jewelry designers.

Russian-born designer Victor Steinberg, cutely nicknamed 'Rocky Mountain' in Chinese, was particularly impressed by the "Hidden Force Connection" collection, the color and style of which, he noted, best represented the primordial universe. Having noticed that many of Master Ching Hai's works - such as the Bodhidharma collection - were crafted in gold mounted with green jade, Steinberg suggested the use of a purer green to go with the yellow gold to make the jewelry collections more attractive. Perhaps only some artists would be able to understand the original intent of an artistic and enlightened Master. It might be very difficult to find a purer green jade to go with the gold, but the materials that can be found for jewelry production can only express a very tiny fraction of the superlative message that is to be conveyed in Master Ching Hai's designs.

Also participating in the Taipei exhibition was sister initiate Lai Chin-tai, who was invited as one of Formosa's outstanding designers to display her works in the prominent designers' gallery. Her diamond jewelry design was nominated for the 1998 De Beers International Jewelry Competition. Year after year, sister Lai has achieved phenomenal success with jewelry designs due to her spiritual insights, drawing inspiration from the plain world of nature for her themes, such as guavas, peanuts, spiders and leaves. Every work of wisdom that she has skillfully crafted is a marvel to anyone who has the chance to appreciate it. No truth is more clearly revealed in sister Lai's story than the fact that enlightenment can help people develop their latent talents, and can help them attain greater perfection in life.

Seeing With The Soul — depicting spiritual aspiration

For a teacher surnamed Kuo who flew from Kaohsiung in southern Formosa to visit the Taipei exhibition, the purchase of a ring from the "Seeing With The Soul" collection led him through an experience soon after. He experienced a spiral of energy soaring from within, and saw a celestial body-like object on which many mounds melted and erupted before condensing into a rock. The rock flew through the air as its surface fissured until it became transparent and emanated polar lights. The vision ended when aurora streamers appeared around the rock. From this experience, Kuo realized the true meaning of "Seeing With The Soul".

Although the Celestial Jewelry booth was the last stop for one lady visitor to the show, she nonetheless was fascinated by Master Ching Hai's designs that expressed a vital life force that she had not seen anywhere else. A total stranger to Master, she was moved by happiness and wanted to try on every one of the items as soon as her fingers touched the jewelry. In the works, she perceived the great wisdom of the designer and was reluctant to leave.

Chen Jui-lin, chairman of the Formosa Jewelers Association, lauds Supreme Master Ching Hai as a top-class designer.

An economic slowdown in Formosa dampened the public's interest in the jewelry show this year. The S.M. Celestial Jewelry booth was the only one that attracted a constant crowd of visitors who thus became acquainted with Master Ching Hai. This designer with Her works of wisdom also evoked the interest of many jewelers who stopped by the booth to appreciate Her style. Here, fellow initiates acquired many new items for their collection. While bestowing graceful elegance, they also catch the eye of many curious people, presenting an opportunity to learn about Master. The Celestial Jewelry has invisibly planted many seeds of Truth around the world, its art forming bridges leading the people of this world to a living, enlightened Master.

Chang Chieh, a well-known Formosan painter was highly impressed by Master Ching Hai's works of art	Spring Your Soul — where East meets West

Chang Chieh, a well-known Formosan painter of lotus blossoms, was highly impressed by Master Ching Hai's works of art, especially the "Spring Your Soul" and "Heavenly Dragon Imperial Cutlery" collections. Having a long white beard and dressed in a traditional Chinese long gown when he visited the booth, Chang commended the ingenious match of green (emerald and jade) and red (coral) gemstones in the "Spring Your Soul" collection. The jade representing the East and the emerald representing the West are used together to express the beauty of the East and the West. Chang Chieh was deeply impressed by Master's use of vibrant gold in Her works, which is in sharp contrast to the broader use of silver as the main material by most designers. What fascinated him most in the Heavenly Dragon set were the teapot, the high gloss plates and the cups inlaid with rubies. Chang observed that the glossy surface of the dishes and the contrasting frosted surface of the cups yielded a remarkable aesthetic effect. He also noted that the cups with their fogged surface deserved long and intense appreciation. Though Chang Chieh did not know Master personally, he held Her in high esteem and regarded Her works as on a par with those by European jewelers.  

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