It just started with a dream…

As an artist, I have always looked at life differently. Where some heard only music, I also saw colour; when shown a picture, I told a story. Conversely, I heard music in a rainbow; stories inspired me to paint. For me, the whole world is full of inspiration. Every detail speaks to me; maybe in a different dialect, but in the realm of art, we are all hear the same language. We just need to listen…
I came to Canada 13 years ago with a huge dream, and a sports bag. That's all I had. My mother always told me: Nothing is impossible, you just have to believe in yourself. I had nothing but my hands, but that’s all I needed. I worked during the day, and created at night. At a kitchen table in a basement corner, with a few beads, crystals and a bit of colourful organza, I was like a child playing with magical toys. I wanted to make a montage, a wearable sculpture into which I could stitch all my favourite fairy tale stories. I never intended to make jewellery, it simply emerged. But after I heard "Oh my God, it's so amazing!" for the first time, jewellery-making became my life. I’m obsessed with creating beauty, and thrive on the moment when you try on my jewellery and I see those sparkles in your eyes when you say: "It's so me, I love it!" Every design is custom-made for someone; it just needs to find its owner.