Zuzko Jewelry

"We are a small, family business, located in the best kept secret of the Pacific NorthWest, a small island 20 minute ferry ride from Seattle called Vashon.

The ZUZKO story began 12 years ago (has it really been that long?!), when my better half gave up on trying to gift me the perfect jewel (I was super picky with the jewelry I wore, and it was not easy to find something I would love), and instead gifted me a set of pliers, an ounce of silver, and a basic wire-wrapping class for my birthday, with a card that said “make your own my love”.  Little did he know where this gift would lead us….

I started creating jewelry that I would want to wear, and soon realized that I was not the only one wanting to wear it…that is how Zuzko jewelry was born. 

Started in the basement of our old craftsman house in Seattle, and through many twists and turns somehow it has blossomed into a full fledged business with over 50 galleries around the country carrying our creations!  It still blows me away every time I think about it…

These days we are all involved in the day to day operations of our little enterprise.  I do the designing and most of the making; Jason takes care of all of the “behind the scenes” that makes running a business possible and he also makes most of the components for the designs; and our little Aja helps with sorting and organizing, when she is not busy making a big mess in the studio channelling her own creativity…oh, and lets not forget Sterling, our all black german shepherd, whose biggest talent lies in picking the most inconvenient spot to lay, the more in the way the better, in very successful attempts to trip us all :)

We have been making pretty things for over 10 years now, and I give thanks every day to be able to earn a living working from home, with my family, doing something as fulfilling as creating things with my hands.  

Hope you enjoy the fruits of our labor, we sure enjoy making them!!