The Mahlia Manifesto

I believe in hard work and reward for hard work. I believe in love, beauty, loyalty, courage, determination and how those inspirational and intangible things can inspire us to go farther, fight harder, reach for the unreachable and make those intangibles real. Mahlia is actually not about things; it is about where the good things come from, which is heart and soul.

When we began to wear talismans to adorn our bodies, that was what jewelry represented. Jewelry did not begin as a status symbol - it symbolized a code of honor and a belonging - a tribal talisman formed by gold and jewels to speak of deeply held beliefs that bound diverse people together.

My jewelry is taking a belief system, which is a profound personal commitment in our capacity to be good, loyal, faithful, kind, courageous and loving human beings, and  transforming those beliefs and values into a beautiful, tangible, finely made object that is a personal representation of self. 

Every day we get to choose who we are and what represents us and our beliefs. What a privilege to choose to live with pieces crafted by hand, by true artisans of their times, that are designed by an artist of her times, that will outlive generations.