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Our Story
Once upon a time...in a land of endless sunshine and salty breezes, there lived a girl named Kate who spent her days collecting sand and shells, turning them into tiny treasures. One day the winds of fate blew strong, carrying her far from the warm shores of Florida to the wild and rugged coastline of Maine.
It was cold, too cold for this beach loving girl so she stayed inside. Kate filled her days with paints, beads, and beach treasures creating jewelry that she loved. What began as a way to pass the long Maine winters soon became something more. As she grew up and got older, her creativity turned into a shadow. She became an accountant because it was the responsible thing to do. Surrounded by ledgers and numbers, her hands still longed to create.
During the day she balanced books. At night and on weekends, she created beach jewelry and carried it to festivals all over New England where people became drawn to the sentimental nature of her pieces. Her Maine jewelry business flourished and one day she took a leap, leaving the accounting world behind to embrace the unknown, letting her beach jewelry lead the way.
Her beach jewelry thrived, and in the midst of it all, she met a man who seemed to step from the pages of a fairy tale. Tall, charming, and full of promises, he became her Prince Charming. Together they built a life by the sea. But not all stories unfold the way they should and this sand castle wasn’t built to last. When the world paused in the quiet hush of the pandemic, her happily ever after and the dream she thought she was living crumbled. Kate was not a damsel in distress and did what all wild hearted heroines do and she saved herself.
Leaving behind her life by the sea, she journeyed deep into the woods where the trees stood tall and silent. She bought a home tucked among the pines. But heartbreak is a heavy thing and for a while her hands refused to create. Her jewelry and her art felt like whispers of a life left behind. So she turned to the earth instead. She dug her hands into the soil, planting wildflowers and herbs. She wandered through the forest, listening to the stories the wind had to tell. She meditated under the sun, allowed the sorrow to fade like the tides, and let the moonlight wash over her with every deep breath that she took. Slowly, gently, she healed.
The wild Maine landscape whispered new ideas and gleamed with unexpected inspiration. Where she once sought only sand and sea glass, she now found herself drawn to gemstones, raw minerals, and every precious gift nature had to offer. Jewelry was calling her home again, but this time, she embraced it with the full, untamed force of who she had become.
Kate has never lived life the "normal" way. She walks barefoot when she can, follows the wind where it leads, and creates from a place of instinct and fire. This journey—wild, raw, and beautifully imperfect—is woven into every piece of jewelry and art she makes.
This is the story behind the Boheme Wild brand.