I’ve always been drawn to the stories people carry, the quiet histories held in the objects we choose to keep close.

 

So here’s mine.


My creative path began in fashion. I had completed four years of school, invested deeply in my craft, and applied to large fashion houses, believing I knew where I was headed.Though I had invested deeply in that world, I came to realize that the pace and disposability of fast fashion no longer aligned with how I wanted to create.

Then came what felt like a quiet invitation.

A week after graduation, I found myself thumbing through a jewelry design book, unexpectedly captivated. I couldn’t explain it at the time, but something about metal felt magical. It was grounding, constant, alive with possibility.

Learning the craft of metalsmithing became a natural extension of my creative practice, merging years of design experience with a deep adoration for craftsmanship and process. Jewelry invited me into a more reflective way of creating. It asked for patience, presence, and a reverence for process. 

I believe adornment can be deeply personal. Jewelry often marks the thresholds of our lives: love, grief, transformation, memory, becoming. The pieces we return to again and again become quiet witnesses to who we are and where we’ve been.

Matilda Bliss Studio was born from a desire to create beyond limitation; a space rooted in craft, curiosity, and meaning. My work is informed by symbolism, texture, sentiment, and the belief that what we wear can hold energy and story.  I want what I make to feel discovered rather than consumed; objects that carry a sense of story, sentiment, and lasting presence.

At heart, I am a craftsperson. I care deeply about process, material, and the beauty of making things by hand. I’m endlessly inspired by the way jewelry becomes part of someone’s personal mythology; worn close, lived in, passed on.

Thank you for being here and for supporting slow craft, thoughtful adornment, and my dream behind it all.


With heart, Matilda





WHERE I'LL BE

PLACE & SPACES

October - December 2026

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS GOLDEN HARVEST MARKET

Saturday, October 3rd  -  10-4p

829 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, Florida

32204

CUMMER MUSEUM

RAM HOLIDAY MARKET

Saturday- Sunday [dates/times TBD]

715 Riverside Avenue

Jacksonville, Florida

32204 

RAM

THE BIG CRAFTY

Saturday/Sunday December 5th & 6th - time tbd

87 Haywood Street

Asheville, North Carolina

28801

THE BIG CRAFTY

SPRUCE Winter Nights Market

Saturday, December 5th - 7-10p

3644 Post Street

Jacksonville, Florida

32205

SPRUCE