I make jewelry for the unbridled joy of it.

For most of my twenties, I worked as a technology program manager. I was good at my job — but I knew I wanted to make something more than emails and task lists.

So I started trying things. Pottery. Sewing. Paper craft. Wedding planning. A short stint as a photographer. I even owned a small art gallery for a while. Then on one remarkable day in late 2013, I picked up a torch for the first time and knew I was home.

I fell hard for every part of making jewelry — the raw beauty of unearthed gemstones, the alchemy of forging metal, the quiet thrill of seeing a sketch become a finished piece. I studied. I practiced. In 2018, I opened my first working studio showroom in Pike Place Market.

Stórica is now in the Maritime Building in downtown Seattle, on the corner of Western Avenue and Madison. It's as much a working studio as a showroom: our hands are usually covered in metal dust, our benches are scattered with tools and chain links and pieces in progress, and the work happens right out in the open.

Custom pieces start as conversations and become finished jewelry you can wear out the door. We work slowly, transparently, and always with the people in front of us.

Stórica is a welcoming place. Everyone deserves jewelry that brings them unbridled joy.