Lydia Chan - Graphic Designer平面設計師

一個我們不怎麼留意的時間膠囊。 

A time capsule we do not really pay much attention to.

這是我未曾擁有過的飾品，它是我嬤嬤的一對24K金耳環。

It is a pair of 24k gold earrings from my grandma that I never own possession of.

BY: LYDIA CHAN

我小時候是由我嬤嬤照顧成長的，猶記得每一次牽著嬤嬤的手時只要一抬頭我就能看見她的耳環，嬤嬤有時候還會把它摘下來給好奇的我試戴，這對耳環是我認識的第一樣首飾品並從那時候開始就深深的刻畫在我的腦海裡，成為我和嬤嬤的生活回憶中的一部分。縱使我沒有這對耳環的實物，它包含的重要意義和故事卻連著它的外表留在我的心中，它不只給予我思念嬤嬤的機會，還警惕著我要如何對待自己的家人，我從小就是嬤嬤照顧著，但反過來我卻未能好好的照顧她，所以這對耳環還提醒著我要如何珍惜和關愛自己的家人。

在我看來，飾品就是我們人生時間線的一種紀錄，在我們不同時刻得到的飾品都在細說我們人生不同的章節一樣。

My grandma is the one who took care of me when I was little, and I remember whenever I held her hand, I could see her earrings as soon as I looked up to her, she would even take it off sometimes to let the curious little me to try them on, this pair of earrings was the very first piece of jewellery that I encountered in my life, and have been etched in my mind ever since, together with my memories with my granny. Even though I don’t have the actual pair of earrings, the message and stories It held were carved into my heart along with its petite look. Not only did it provide me the chance to recall every little memory with her, but also warns me about how should I treat my family. My granny took good care of me, but in return, I never had the chance to take good care of her, so this pair of earrings always reminds me to cherish the family I have and to care for them, just like how she cared for me.

To me, jewellery is like a timeline record of life, jewellery we get at different eras of time are all detailed chapters of our life.