Feline Companionship
Find Your Fun!
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See the designs that emerged from my personal jewelry adventure, initially inspired by the curiosity, playfulness, and unexpected behavior of Aryah the cat.
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Whether breaking your the rules at a workshop, or making new friends mixing and matching from the shop - all the choices are yours! These workshops are a safe place to be imperfect. My goal is not to teach you how to make a perfect pair of earrings, but rather to make something unexpected that genuinely reflects who you are.
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All of my current jewelry is designed to be worn in any way that speaks to your style. Want to buy a single earring? Not a problem. Want gold-toned rather than silver? Different kind of clasp? Most everything can be customized.
Are you curious to see something I haven't made yet? Send me your ideas with zero commitment. I'm always excited to play with new combinations of shapes, colors, and sizes and we can collaborate on something distinctly you.
Welcome to Aryah the Cat Beaded Jewelry
where limitations become possibilities.
Hi, I'm Alison,
I create jewelry the way most people don't: without ever seeing the finished piece in my mind first.
I have aphantasia*, which means I can't visualize images mentally.
For years, this made creative work frustrating; I couldn't picture what I wanted to make.
But when I discovered beadwork, everything changed.
My aphantasia became my greatest creative asset.
Instead of forcing the jewelry I make to fit in a predetermined idea of what matches, follows the color wheel or distinguishing between 'costume' and 'fine' jewelry, I start to play.
Combining colors, textures, shapes and materials directly in my hands and responding to what I see
in real time. The result? Unexpected pairings I never would have "planned."
Combinations that surprise even me.
Each piece takes longer to create this way, but the discovery is worth it. No preconceptions.
No rules about what "should" go together. Just pure, unfiltered creative exploration.
I invite you to shop and create the same way.
Browse with fresh eyes. Let go of what you think you like or what you've been told "goes together."
See what catches your eye when you're not filtering through old rules. You might surprise yourself.
This approach has transformed not just my jewelry-making, but how I dress and express myself in the world. Unlearning the rules of "what goes with what" is ongoing work, but it's deeply freeing
- and people notice.
Now, explore. Play. Discover what speaks to you. I look forward to hearing from you!
- Alison and Aryah the Cat
*Aphantasia is the inability to voluntarily visualize mental images - a neurological variation that affects how people think, dream, remember, and learn. When someone with aphantasia tries to visualize an apple, a loved one's face, or a childhood memory, they experience no mental pictures.
