I WAS GIVEN A COLLECTION OF SINGLE SALT SHAKERS THAT WERE MADE IN POST WORLD WAR II OCCUPIED JAPAN.  THEY WERE CERAMIC, FIGURATIVE, AND THE HOLES ON THEIR TOPS MADE THEM EASILY STRUNG.  THESE TINY VESSELS HAD CORK STOPPERS AND COULD BE USED FOR STORAGE, FOR MESSAGES PERHAPS OR TO HOLD OTHER SMALL TREASURES.  I CREATED A SERIES OF NECKLACES USING THE SHAKERS AND PAIRED THEM WITH VINTAGE BEADS AS WELL AS FIRED CLAY BEADS WHICH I MADE SPECIFICALLY TO COMPLIMENT THE PENDENTS.  THE HAND MADE BEADS HAVE FLORA AND FAUNA THEMED IMAGERY THAT SPEAKS TO THE WHIMSY OF THE NECKLACES OVERALL.