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1320 Hampton Avenue Ext., Unit 608
Greenville SC

Handcrafted jewelry made in Greenville, S.C. Working from her home studio, Kara Mavar creates unique pieces using sterling silver, 14K gold fill, brass, copper and aluminum wire. She also incorporates natural stones, leather and other unique pieces into many of her designs. Kara specializes in the cold-connection technique of wire-wrapping. She has a background as an art student which helps her create jewelry designs that are well balanced and visually pleasing. Each piece that Kara creates is skillfully crafted with the utmost attention to detail.

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Canvas Rebel Magazine Interview

Kara Mavar

What an honor to have been interviewed by Canvas Rebel Magazine! You can view the article here: Meet Kara Mavar - CanvasRebel Magazine

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We recently connected with Kara Mavar and have shared our conversation below.

Kara, appreciate you joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I’ve always been creative and artistically inclined. I remember making all sorts of things as a kid and then selling those things at our family’s garage sales.

During high school and college, I worked at a grocery store. I managed to get the gig of hand lettering signs and was so happy to have that little outlet for my creativity.

Then, after getting married, I worked as a pharmacy technician. I had no creative outlet and found myself very unhappy. I dreaded going to work everyday. I desperately needed an outlet for my creativity and one day I just decided to take a leap: I quit my job and decided to try my hand at making jewelry. I started selling my designs on Etsy and also started a Facebook page, and then things just really took off! That was about fifteen years ago and I haven’t looked back.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers?

I have always loved art and was a studio art major in college. My dream was to be a children’s book illustrator, but now I’m a self taught metalsmith instead, and I couldn’t be happier!

I design and make each piece individually. I do not use any molds or any type of reproduction methods.

I use a variety of metals ranging from aluminum to 14k gold filled, but my favorite metals to work with are silver and copper. Because of the different metals used, I am able to offer high quality, unique pieces in a wide range of prices.

Have you ever had to pivot?

Recently, I opened up a little studio shop in a location that unfortunately does not get a lot of natural foot traffic. With a large overhead to cover, I began offering to teach jewelry-making classes. I started small and am slowly building them up and hope to offer more variety in classes soon. It was not at all what I initially envisioned, but I am really enjoying it. In addition to bringing in additional revenue, the classes also serve as great advertisement for my shop, plus, my clients and I have a blast making jewelry together!

Is there a mission driving your creative journey?

My goal from the beginning has always been to be able to work from home doing something that I love.

Now, with two young boys, my goal is still the same but with the added goal of maintaining flexibility to spend time with them.

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