My handmade pieces were born out of a necessity to feel alive and free, they were my escape from an anxious, over-worked and stressful environment and my therapy to touch the ground once again.

Throughout the years my items have become not only my hobby, but something that represents who I am, what I care about and my lifestyle. They went from being just simple pieces out of my imagination, to now be my channels of expression where I can put together all the things I like and hold the treasures that come up from them in my hands.

Right now I am a scientist teaching for a living, photographing my road trips and adventures, discovering treasures everywhere I go and loving nature and all its wonders!

I love stones and minerals because of the fascinating way they form. You can have a small beautiful piece of a mineral in your hand and just imagine its history, the natural processes it had to pass through to become the shiny treasure in your hand, the plant and animal lives that came and went while that little piece was underground getting ready to see the light again.

I am a vegan for the animals, because I think we all deserve and have the same right to be free, happy and to enjoy the planet in which we were born. And I am a wanderluster because I want to know the world and all the amazing cultures, landscapes, scents and colors it has to offer to my senses.

So here I am, in my non-make-up, long haired, bookworm ways, making little pieces of joy with my hands in the hope whoever gets them, gets to see the beauty of the world from my perspective and be happy.

- Sam