Using hair as my canvas…
I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up (I still don’t) but I always knew I had a deep connection and love for people and that I needed to be creating EVERYDAY. Since I started doing hair in 2015 I have found a path that gives me both.
Connecting with the artistry in the hair industry has given me the freedom to approach hair based off feel and intuition. Taking your face shape, hair texture, life style, and overall look into consideration. You are going to receive hair completely custom to you. I love that no two people are the same, and I take every opportunity to celebrate that in each client I have in my chair.
I have found my niche in carving shapes and soft textures with a straight razor. Utilizing my shears for dry cutting and personalizing. This paired with painting and foiling lived-in, low maintenance color creates a unique cross of softness with an edge.
Diza Jewelry Designs…
Ive grown up watching my mom make the most beautiful jewelry for as long as I can remember. I would sit for hours with her from the time I was 2 and play with beads. I eventually found an obsession for rings. We always joked I needed more fingers for all the rings I would wear and buy.
It was during lockdown that I finally learned how to make them for myself. After taking multiple online courses from metal smiths that inspire me I feel like im finding my own voice through this medium.
In my work today:
You will see my love of organic texture, asymmetry, small irregularities, and a more intuitive approach to design. Choosing to accentuate what brings character to each piece.
For me, it serves both as a reminder that these pieces were forged by my hands as well as what I am inspired by at this moment in time. The work hints at the story of how each piece was created and my appreciation of that ever evolving journey.
This ideal of embracing the imperfect is something I think is important to admire in all aspects of life.
My hope is that when wearing my pieces you feel that connection as well, and it makes you feel perfectly you, beautiful and one of a kind.
Heirlooms made to adorn you a lifetime and generations thereafter.