Urszula of ZULA Jewelry + Design
…handcrafted artisan jewellery that serves as bridge between the natural world and you, designed to represent and deepen your connection to the earth, the cosmos and your truest self.
I am intuitive jeweller building a bridge of reverent connection between humans, nature and the cosmos. I am a person who has a deep love of nature and acknowledges the healing power of the natural and cosmic worlds.
I create jewelry directly using branches, roots and leaves from nature, the magic of gemstones, benevolent galactic rays; I create jewelry as reminders of our connection to nature and the cosmic wisdom that we hold within us.
Urszula graduated with a diploma in Jewellery Art and Design from Vancouver Community College and from the Self Employment Program through Douglas College. She is an avid tool collector and expands her technique repertoire studying with master goldsmiths and gem setters like: Kent Raible, Kirk Lang and Jack Markarian. She has travelled to North Carolina’s Pocosin School of Art to study with Arthur Hash and Elliot Clapp.
Urszula’s pieces have been exhibited at Gallery 2052 in Chicago, Studio21 in Halifax, and L.A. Pai Gallery in Ottawa. Zulery (as some of her collectors affectionately call her jewelry), have strutted down New York Fashion Week catwalks, been shown at New York Jewelry Week, and been published in Ellement and Fashion Magazines.
A recipient of several awards from organizations such as Douglas College and Habson’s, Urszula is proud to have been awarded the Vancouver Mayor’s Art Award as an Emerging Artist in Craft and Design.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, she currently resides on the unceded Coast Salish Territory known as Vancouver, BC, Canada. She is one of the founding members of the Vancouver Metal Arts Association.