growing up in tijeras, New Mexico, Sandi ray collects much of her inspiration from her southwestern desert home. many of the hours of her youth were spent in the outdoors, where she developed a deep love for nature and animals. she began her interest in creating at a young age. her love of art and design led her to independently study a variety of different fields as she developed as a fine artist.
Sandi spent twenty years showing as a fine artist in galleries and different retail locations. her work includes highly intricate line work drawings, sculptures and life-like oil paintings. Her leatherwork mirrors the images created in her paintings, while Her jewelry highlights the intricate little details she meticulously includes in her drawings. her pieces showcase her love of simple design while also highlighting the timeless beauty of natural elements. each item has a luminescent quality as she has worked to create balance between natural elements and technical design.
sandi ray combines many of the skills she acquired into making high quality one of a kind pieces. She makes all of her creations by hand at her home in Albuquerque, nm. She begins her process by sourcing her own materials and then combining the processes necessary to get the desired end result. she teams up with artisans that have carefully been selected to help bring her creations to life. After she has collected the materials, she puts the items together and polishes them up for their new owners.
With a devout commitment to authenticity, Sandi ray only uses the highest quality materials and focuses solely on processes that ensure the integrity of her work through the test of time. she only works with companies that focus on the quality of the materials involved and operate with the same practices.