Karen Okada

Since I have known Karen, I seem to wear several of her pieces every day! I guarantee that if you like art and unique anything you will want one or three or 5 of everything because you can LAYER EVERYTHING! I might also add, I feel “weird” if I don’t have a piece of her amazing jewelry on me somewhere.

Her Herkimer diamond earrings are generally permanent fixtures in my ears (they make great gifts, by the way) and the Herkimer bracelets are gorgeous! The necklaces, be it the long pendants combined with the chunkier crystals are magical and look stunning when you wear several. Karen begins each piece with a meditation as she feels each design should resonate in the heart, mind and soul. In her work, she uses raw crystal gem components that she feels grounds each piece. Her jewelry uses everything from chosen vintage pieces to the naturally formed Herkimer diamonds.

For many years, she worked in the fashion industry designing clothes, – I actually remember her name and designs from the good old 80’s! Now she divides her time between freelance design work and handcrafting jewelry. Her jewelry is available at several locations around L.A. Satine on Abbot Kinney is carrying some pieces as well as

She is a fantastic human being, insanely creative and artistic in all that she does, but most important, it all evolves from her heart 🙂

http://karenokada.com
Karen_okada@icloud.com