Meet The Nomads

With a common past life as nomads, two friends came together in a small garage in Los Angeles, California and founded Nomad Artisan Company. Inspired by all the cultures, places and people they've come to know and love, Mary and Melissa design pieces that are versatile for any occasion, trend and woman. Nomadic life continued after the two found themselves "settled' in L.A. They discovered that even though one may take root in one place, life is ever-changing, requiring us to adapt and embrace the transformation.

PROCESS

Nomad Artisan Company puts heart and soul into designing a variety of quality handmade pieces. Each item is rolled out of clay to porcelain-like thickness, then glazed and fired for 12 to 15 hours. The articles are finalized by forming earring findings, attaching sterling silver posts, or assembling necklaces out of 14k gold-filled chains. Nomad’s creations are designed with every woman in mind, transcending trends, cultures and lifestyles, making each piece unique to the woman who wears it.

Mary

Mary grew up working alongside her family on their cattle ranch and greenhouse operation in the red deserts of Southern Utah. She learned how to be self-sufficient, inventive, and the craft of an artisan from her parents, and learned the love of oil painting from her grandmother Zona. Her deep love for the outdoors compelled her to spend many summers guiding whitewater river rafting excursions on the infamously dangerous Colorado River. She has lived in multiple places, including Uruguay and Puerto Rico. After teaching art for several years, she re-located to Los Angeles to study illustration at the Art Center College of Design, where she met her husband, Josh. She then taught art in LAUSD inner city schools, before leaving to have her two sweet babes.

Melissa

A native of Los Angeles, California, Melissa grew up working in her family's candy business. From a very young age, she learned how to be dedicated, hard working, and to put passion into everything she does. With deep family roots in Mexico, she developed a love for her heritage and traditions that she carries on today. She has an innate love for fashion and always dreamed of working in that industry one day. She met her husband while attending college and the two weren't married for more than six months when they started their adventures as nomads, living in 9 different cities all over the world. She is a mother of four beautiful and very energetic boys that keep her life as fun as all of her nomadic adventures.

A View of our

Daily Lives

We have always worked from our home studios with our babes around us. All photography, website, making of product, branding, packaging, shipping, wholesale and retail is done by just the two of us. See the tab “Our Story” to read the unfiltered and behind the scenes of Nomad Artisan Company.

Our Dream for Nomad

Our Dream for Nomad

Melissa and I are dreamers. One day we want to find an old beautiful abandoned building and convert it into a Artist/Artisan Creative Center for women and young women. We don’t know when, or where, but it’s on our list of dreams. We are full of grit, scrappiness and creativity and when God wills it, it will happen with His help and guidance. We will be ready to put in the effort.

We believe there is soul fulfillment, healing and wellness found through all types of art. We have seen what the arts have done for us and want to help others on their creative journey.

The creative center would be an a creative haven where women and young women of all ages and race, could explore the arts, and also specialize in a creative trade. Courses in branding, and business would be part of the center. We want to help cheer others on, and give scholarships and internship opportunities to low income youth and minorities to help them on their journey. There is a historical account in the 1890s of a women owned pottery called “Paul Revere Pottery, Saturday Evening Girls.” It was created to help young immigrant women earn money and help them find their creative passion. They created what we hope to one day create.

We want to give back to the world in a beautiful way that helps others fulfill their creative aspirations.

Melissa and I are dreamers and one day we want to find an old beautiful abandoned building and convert it into a Artist/Artisan Creative Center for women and young girls. We don’t know when, or where, but it’s on our list of dreams. We believe there is soul fulfillment, healing and wellness found through all types of art. It would be an area where women and young women could learn and also specialize in a trade. A creative haven. Courses in branding, and business would also be part of the center.we want to give back to the world in a beautiful way to help others fulfill their creative aspirations.