Scarlet

"I fell in love with rocks," Scarlet says simply, when asked how she found her way into the jewelry business. As a child, she and her brother took a great interest in learning how to identify semiprecious stones. At thirteen, she began experimenting with making jewelry out of the stones she loved, and a fledgling career was ignited.

With the encouragement of her parents, self-taught Scarlet sold her jewelry to local boutiques in Portland. Throughout her teens she mostly made pieces for herself, family, and friends. After college, she returned to attend massage school, and focused her creative energy into that practice for the next three years.

It was while working as a doula (birth attendant) that her passion for jewelry was reborn. Having brought some rose quartz and amethyst stones to a birth (whose properties are claimed to bring peace and calm to the labor), she decided to fashion them into a bracelet for the expectant mother. Her hope was to create a piece that would commemorate the birth for the mother, and be a special token that would someday be passed on to the daughter they were about to deliver. It was then that she fully realized how meaningful jewelry could be, and how much story was imbued into each original design. Ever since, she has created pieces that are connected to special occasions in people's lives.

Hand Built Jewelry: Scarlet chooses stones based on what her clients gravitate to when they look at the raw materials and consider their unique personal style. The use of organic materials is very important to her. All of her work is either one-of-a kind or limited edition. In her latest collection, hundreds of lengths of chain are delicately built into the pieces. She takes time and care with each piece to make sure it hangs beautifully accentuating the feminine form. She often hears people say that her jewelry has a certain quality to it--that it feels different, and she thinks that is what sets her apart.

Fashion of Personal Truth: "We each have our own unique beauty, inside and out. But it's your essence that people remember you by: your passions, your personal style, your spirit. The best accessory not only punctuates your outfit, it means something to you. I love to connect with people one on one, and produce something totally unique for them. I pay attention to trends in my own line, but when working with a client, I create heirloom quality pieces with a story that can be passed on to their grandchildren."

Along with jewelry designed for the individual, Scarlet has designed period jewelry for theatrical performances and exclusive collections for boutiques, galleries, and fashion shows. Her designs adorn women around the world.

To date, scarlet chamberlin: jewelry has donated over $2,500 to local and national organizations.

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