San Diego based mostly Mandy Holasek of LadyDryad makes uncommon wooden jewellery. The phrase Dryad is a give away as a result of a dryad is a tree nymph or tree spirit in Greek mythology. Mandy is tree spirited as a result of all of her wooden jewellery is sourced from naturally fallen tree branches! Recycling jewellery at its pure greatest!
She can be a whiz at pyrography or wooden burning with superb heated instruments. A few of her work can be hand painted – no simple process particularly with a few of her smaller design items! She finishes her items with resin for that shiny look.
Mandy says, “Wooden burning grew to become an surprising fascination of mine after making an attempt it for the primary time in a school artwork course. I began Girl Dryad as a small interest quickly after!
At first, I solely hoped to make a bit additional every month to assist cowl fuel cash (as a result of my part-time job positively wasn’t doing me any favors with hours on the time!). I by no means imagined that I might handle to stay to it and switch my artwork right into a full time profession, however that is precisely what occurred!”
Mandy is a really inspirational designer as she has stayed true on her path regardless of difficulties alongside the way in which. She added, ” I’ve moved studios numerous occasions, cycled by means of part-time jobs, dug my heels in, labored tougher than I ever have, and invested rigorously to assist construct my enterprise from the bottom up.
Many all-nighters prepping for artwork exhibits and craft markets had been had! And do not even get me began on how loopy my sleep schedule will get across the holidays!
