Hi and thank you for wandering around my shop :)
My name is Ushas, I’m a Belgian girl born in 1989 in the French speaking countryside, now settled in the North of Spain, in Asturias.

In 2014 I taught myself to make jewelry and developed my brand, Umya, which quickly became my full time activity.


•••AESTHETIC•••

Since my early beginnings I have been searching for a balance between clear sharp shapes, with a playful, subtle, organic presence. The two aspects together seem to complete and reinforce each other in my eyes.

I like brushed surfaces and enjoy fine lines with a shine.
I have become in love with mixing metals, always looking for an aesthetic where 1 tone is more present then the other.

I work mostly with silver and brass, but also enjoy a bit of copper.
Gold fills my heart every time I get the chance to work with it.


•••WHAT YOU CAN FIND•••

- A wide selection of designs that are made to order, which are most items in my shop (www.umya.etsy.com).

- Unique, one-of-a-kind series are released on a regular basis, and can be found on my personal website www.umya.be


•••WHERE YOU CAN FIND IT•••

- On my personal website, offering the most up to date and elaborate collections : www.umya.be

- On Etsy : www.umya.etsy.com

- At punctual events : https://umya.be/pages/events


•••QUESTIONS?•••

If you have any question, send me a quick mail! I'll happily get back to you asap, usually the same day.
You can do so directly here on Etsy, or by email @ umyajewelry(at)gmail.com.


•••SOME MORE ABOUT THE HUMAN BEHIND UMYA•••

I was born and grew up in Belgium, in the French speaking countryside, though I spent 7 years in a flemish school (Dutch speaking).

Back in 2007 when I was 18 and finished school, a decade of traveling started. I spent 1 year in Scotland (Dundee), 2 years in Spain (Madrid), 3 years back in Belgium (Brussels), 1 year in Australia (Sydney)/New-Zealand/Indonesia, 1 year back in Brussels, 1,5 year in Germany (Friedrichshafen)/Spain (Barcelona), to finally land back in the Belgian countryside in 2017, close from where I grew up.

In Scotland I met my Spaniard.
In Madrid and Brussels I studied photography.
In Sydney I taught myself how to work with metal and started developing Umya.
In New-Zealand therapy became one of my first priority in life.
Back in Belgium, I developed a deep interest in the whole cycle of growing food. Animals also made a big return in my life, as sheep, ducks, chickens and a dog joined our little family. They are an infinite source of joy, love and energy daily.

Nowadays my life is a balance of these things : making beautiful jewelry, growing as a human, caring for my animals and growing food.

Sharing life with a Spaniard brought a big life change on my way, as we decided to buy a piece of land in the North of Spain to continue our life there. The took place in the summer of 2023.
We chose Asturias because it is actually (surprisingly) so similar to the Belgian climate I love so much. This climate, this vegetation, this experience of seasons change, is where I feel the happiest and most fulfilled. I love this humid, rainy weather, and our so green grass.

••• Why the name Umya? Well, my second name is Uma, which people called me until I was 9 years old. And I was happy to subtly give it some place in my life again

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(Hablo Español • Je parle français • I speak English • Ik spreek Nederlands)
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Find me on
www.umya.be
Instagram : instagram.com/umyajewelry
Facebook : www.facebook.com/umyajewelry
Newsletter : www.umya.be/pages/newsletter
Pinterest : www.pinterest.com/umyaj
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Lost? link back to my shop here : www.umya.etsy.com
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