LOLA AND CASH
ABOUT:
Secretly scratching in mom’s jewellery box when I was little, the idea to be a jeweller popped into my head. Still curious at 22, I took a few night classes & discovered I was a real natural. So I blew my savings on the equipment & spent the next few years teaching myself further while selling to friends and boutiques here & there. My love for the unconventional, quirky & unlikely is what drives me to daydream fresh designs. Then time sitting at my bench is where the hands-on inventor in me takes over; ideas evolve & rarely come out as originally dreamed. I appreciate jewellery that demands attention & makes an unexpected statement – but also love a bit of cuteness & whimsy – so prefer to not stick with one look, but rather be experimental & mix things up – so one day a touch of edgy rockability & boho-chic the next, looking to the future & lending from the past, then all rolled into one for a truly eclectic look! All jewellery is handmade at my home studio in Cape Town, South Africa. After 8 months on Etsy, I made the decision to quit my day job… So now.. Playing with my tools IS my day job & I am loving every minute of it! My hands love to keep busy, get dirty & make shiny things. That, added with the satisfaction & pride at making something from scratch is what keeps me going. It also makes me happy to know that, doing what I love, people love what I do… and if not, a girl can never have too much jewellery!