Well hello there! Thanks for stopping by. If you’re looking to get a better sense of the person behind this small business, you’ve come to the right place.

I’d always envied people who knew exactly what they wanted, had a plan, and stayed on track. That has not been my way, but I’ve finally come to appreciate the winding path I’ve taken. And now that I’m in my element, creating my own work, in my own studio, I can see that every disparate experience has added valuable elements and depth to my knowledge and skills.

As a young adult I found myself in the Rust Belt and, with a small group of respectable friends, went into abandoned factories to explore, take moody photos, and collect little bits of metal which I fastened together with leather, twine, and other scavenged items to make jewelry that I would sell at local street fairs. I also worked as a photo lab technician, a dishwasher at a grungy vegetarian restaurant, an art counselor at a summer camp for the blind, and a cocktail waitress at a cabaret. 

All the while, I managed to earn a BFA with a handful of minors and landed a coveted cubical position in an in-house design studio. I worked in my chosen field for a couple of years before moving on to something less corporate. Why? Well, the cubicle wasn’t a good fit. AND because when the Canadian Indiana Jones wonders into your life and woos you in cuneiform, you sell all of your worldly possessions and go blindly out into the world to dig things up and study them. But then after a time, you realize the Canadian Indiana Jones is not all he’s cracked up to be and you find your way back to the continent of your birth to rethink your choices and form a new plan.

While getting back on my feet again, I worked retail at fancy soap store and helped write grants at a biotechnology research center. I enjoyed the people, but the work was not quite my cup of tea. So when I finally found an opportunity to be working back out in the field, employed as an artisan, I said YES. It required a move to the big city (scary, but also very exciting), so I packed everything up into my little old hatchback and set off. For several years, I apprenticed under a decorative painter and a carpenter, worked in a display design and fabrication company, assisted an interior designer, and helped host events at a local gallery. Work was plentiful. I found a solid group of friends. Life was good.

Then suddenly POOF a magical chance encounter in a crowded bar. A short time later, I married a dreamy guy and we had babies. What a curveball. Babies are a lot of work, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

I found that when you have babies at home and no extended family around, working with clients and other artisans on multiple job sites is no longer a viable option for employment. So I started making jewelry again. But this time instead of using rusty washers and other bits of found metal, I worked with more refined materials like pearls and semi-precious gemstones. Along the way, I became obsessed with vintage jewelry and began collecting and incorporating vintage elements into my work. But before long, I knew that what I really wanted was to learn how to manipulate and transform metal.

It was around then that my little family and I came to a fork in the road, and we decided it was time for an adventure. My dreamy husband (still dreamy), kids (not babies anymore), and I left our uber urban life and moved to a small town in New England. And now here we are. It feels like we were always meant to be here. It’s home.

Soon after we moved to New England, I had the good fortune of meeting and studying under a master metalsmith, learning and growing alongside an inspiring group of creative people as obsessed with metal as I am. For this I am so grateful.

And now, finally, it’s a privilege to offer my work to you here. A small collection of carefully designed and meticulously rendered objects. Functional art. Jewelry. Each forged and constructed by hand, one piece at a time.

Sometimes it takes a person a while to find their way. Or to arrive at a place that allows them to stop and grow. Maybe you’ve found that place or maybe you haven’t. But whether you’re moving or pausing, every bit of knowledge and experience you collect along the way adds another tile to your mosaic. Whether you’re just starting out or have several decades under your belt, you have a unique set of experiences to draw from and build on. The successes, the failures, the love, the hardships. It’s who you are. It’s valuable.

The pieces I am currently creating and sharing reflect both the complexity of my path, and the simplicity and happiness I have found.

I hope my work and this message finds you in a good place, wherever you are.

With love from home and studio,
Gwendolyn