WHO WE ARE & HOW WE'RE HANDMADE

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Safaria is a small, handmade jewellery business started by a childhood hobby and a love for creation.

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I make each original piece myself by hand, through carving wax, and casting the pieces into silver.

I've poured molten metal into ceramic molds, burnt my fingers, hammered my thumb (countless times), electrocuted myself (often), studied hours of YouTube, and learned all the frustrations and fascinations that come with the art of 'smithing

(which has given me a newfound respect for anyone in the metalworking industry!)

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I've been surrounded by art and metalwork ever since I was a child -

my father, Denis, is a Kenyan artist who makes bronze wildlife sculptures and created Kenya's first bronze foundry - Matbronze - back in 1987. I've grown up with the love of art, the hustle and bustle of grinding metal, and the beauty of Kenya's wildlife from the day I was born. I never went to 'silversmith school', but learned by observation and patience.

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