about me

Welcome to Rare Mythos Jewelry! My name is Zoë Maddalena, and I am an artist, metalsmith, ceramicist, sculptor, photographer, and all around freak for craft. 

I’ve been a professional jeweler for over a decade, but it all started in my artist grandmother's studio as a kid learning the basics of craft and jewelry. I mucked about in other art forms, going to college for photography and printmaking, immediately coming back to jewelry post graduation and I’ve been in the industry every since. I started Rare Mythos Jewelry in 2021 and it is the most important thing in the world to me.  

I am primarily self taught, though I owe a lot to the businesses that employed me early on and gave me the basic skills and confidence to expand artistically. I strive to be as self sufficient and sustainable in my art practice as possible, with minimal waste and carbon footprint. I use secondhand stones and pearls as frequently as possible, reclaimed components, and plastic free shipping materials. This is very important to me and how I make art, and I make art because it makes me so happy and it wouldn't do it if it was at the expense of the earth or its inhabitants. 

I do all of this simply because I love it, it's genuinely all I think about all day. My dreams are simple: make fun stuff, share fun stuff, have fun doing it. Thank you so much for being here and making it possible.