About Samra, Founder & Designer…
While living in the Arizona Sonoran Desert, Samra’s desire to learn about the natural occurring metals and stones found in that arid climate blossomed and grew. Gold, turquoise, silver, copper, obsidian, quartz crystal and more were just a few miles away in any direction. Old, abandoned mines, dusty desert trails, and stories were plentiful. Something in the desert landscape called ‘washes’ were flooded with raging rainwater during the ‘monsoon’ season in July and August, just to dry out completely during the remainder of the year. These ‘washes’ held gold flakes, or so everyone was told. Samra’s love for metal and stone was forming.
Besides living in the arid Southwest, exploring flea markets, and browsing antique stores and old bookstores influenced Samra’s enduring fascination with meaningful and thoughtful expressions of friendship. Hand-crafted, rustic jewelry in the form of beaded, stone necklaces, bracelets and earrings made with copper wire were her first endeavors. After exploring the possibilities of forming metal by using fire and hammer she knew what she had to do…learn the centuries-old art of metalsmithing. To Samra, she found something precious, giving of herself through her hand-crafted jewelry.
Her current endeavors include repurposing antique pearls, collecting old coins and expanding her literary quote book list…while trying to figure out how to use the herbs still growing in her garden before the winter frost.
Designs By Samra…a Jewelry Making Adventure 