If you sense something mysterious, powerful, or enchanting in Szarka’s jewelry, if you feel something from her designs, you are not the first person to experience this phenomena.

Szarka's work reflects her walk in life. She is well versed in herbal medicine and is in touch with the Earth's powerful gifts. She spent her summers and falls in hunting camps in the wilderness of the Canadian Rockies and was fascinated with rocks and nature. Her childhood was full of time spent soaking in the beauty of the Earth. Her grandmother, whom she was very close too, taught her to study nature and to read what it trys to tell us.

She started out going to College in Calgary, Alberta in the field of Geology. She changed that to Child and Family Counseling after finding a degree in geology would only land her a job in the oil fields of Canada. Another degree from U of Vic, a Masters in Hypnotherapy, a private practice, and finally a degree in First Nations Studies. All lead her to go deeper into herself and the experiences of humanity and the world.

Szarka began making her own beads in the mid eighties out of clay, femo, paper; whatever she could make a bead from. An elderly Hispanic gentleman on Vancouver Island showed her a few simple wire wrap techniques with stove wire. Soon after, Szarka began showing up at the local Saturday market with a table full of crystals and wrapping crystals her customers picked out. A year or so later, she had pieces of her work in galleries and shops. As the saying goes, the rest is history, or in this case, herstory.

Szarka's work definitely mirrors her beauty, creativity, feminine power, as well as her love and respect for the treasures the earth has to offer. Her work speaks to the spirit within all of us, be that in a whisper or the loud chatter of the Magpie.

~Written by Kyote, Szarka's best friend, husband, and confidant~

The following links will take you to Szarka's other web sites.

Blog

Ebay Store

Wholesale Gem and  Bead Store

To contact Szarka please email ssszarka@gmail.com or call 512 392 3091.