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Meet Alyssa
Obsessed with making jewelry.
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Alyssa Spaxman | Owner & Maker
I am a maker at heart. I've been creating things with my hands since I was a kid, and though jewelry has always been my most-loved medium, I've dabbled in oil painting, wheel-thrown pottery, printmaking and nearly everything in between.
From childhood into my high school years, I would spend hours at a local bead shop choosing the perfect beads, learning techniques and being surrounded by creativity.
My natural creative drive to evolve later brought me to a basic silversmithing class. The techniques I learned there, paired with a background in graphic design, a love of world travel, beautiful objects and working with my hands led me to found Strut Jewelry in 2009.
The result is effortlessly wearable, high-quality minimalist jewelry that gets rave reviews because my clients adore it.
Hand made in small batches in my home studio in Ottawa, Canada using age-old metalsmithing techniques paired with high-grade natural gemstones, I create beautiful contemporary jewelry that you won't want to take off.
Learn more about the metals and tools I use in my jewelry glossary.