Founder of Malleable Studios and taviametal. Tavia is a designer and maker of contemporary jewelry that is both industrial and delicate. Working in sterling, gold and titanium, she specializes in textures, lost-wax casting, and rings, among many things. Her inspirations are family, found object, nature and celebrating the duality in life.

Raised in Charlottesville, VA, Tavia graduated from Appalachian State University with a BFA with a concentration in Metals. After two decades of making, Tavia has found a new love of teaching and mentoring.

Born and raised in Virginia, Danielle creates heirloom bridal and bespoke jewelry that holds cherished stories.

Working one on one with folks to have a deeper understanding of what they are looking for, from the nuances of texture and color to redesigning cherished jewelry, Danielle offers a thoughtful approach to her making practice and design to create the perfect custom pieces for her clients.

Danielle loves to create a lovely and in-depth experience while guiding couples as they create their own one-of-a-kind ceremonial rings.

Rani works with gold, silver and precious and semi-precious stones. As a designer, she finds ways to make the dead alive and nostalgia contemporary. Her geometric and paisley shapes are rooted in her upbringing in Pakistan’s arid Sindh province; her nature-inspired designs often result from bold wax casting decisions, from honeycomb to insect wings.

Rani enjoys sharing her creativity and love of metal with students with out-of-the-box thinking. Her fearless, “fail forward” approach to goldsmithing is refreshing – and makes a workbench success, however small, all the more rewarding.

Born and raised in Minnesota, Bethany Lee is a sculptor, working as a traditional stone carver in the DC and Blue Ridge Mountain areas. She enjoys teaching workshops and creating sculptures and lettering projects on commission.

Bethany holds a BA in sculpture (’03) from the University of Dallas, and she is a 2019 graduate from the drawing and painting program at the Florence Academy of Art (Jersey City location). 

When not in the studio, Bethany can often be found entertaining her nieces and nephew, reading at a local coffee shop, or wandering around in the woods somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains.