Hi! I'm Kristi, a San Francisco native and mixed Eurasian artist. After taking a pause from a career in Fashion Marketing/Buying and retail management to start a family back in 2009, being able to get back to The Diamondwillow has been a dream come true. It wasn’t completely tabled then though, as I continued to create pieces for my dearest friends and family, but I was only just able to truly devote the time and effort needed to name it again in the fall of 2019. Creating jewelry was an art form that started when I was in middle school and has persisted in my life, becoming the greatest outlet of self expression. Working as a full time ABA Therapist for a public school and mother of two, diving into my art was the ultimate way of being able to connect to myself again. I select, drill, and solder each crystal and string each bead, to create wearable art that is embedded my utmost passion and greatest intentions. Each crystal carries it own meaning, but also holds a bit of the feeling I give when turning each piece into what I believe they’re intended to be. My ultimate intention to is fill their wearer with that same light and love.