Bio

Hi my name is Tricia.  I’m the designer behind the brand, Urban Eclectic Jewelry.

I am a self taught jewelry artist who stumbled upon jewelry making completely by accident.  I came across some thicker gauge wire that resembled the large gauge surgical steel wire used to make my gauged earrings. Curious, I purchased a roll and started experimenting with it, making different shapes which slowly transformed themselves in necklaces, rings and bracelets. Little did I know that this small bit of curiosity was the beginning of an entire life shift for me.

At the time I was working a grueling job as a legal secretary in a large law firm — and let’s just say that it was sucking the life out of me.  Making jewelry was a way to unwind at the end of the day.  My designs got more creative and intricate and my knowledge of metal work grew.  I began wearing my pieces and co-workers and people out and about would ask where I bought them.  From there I started getting orders and opened an Etsy shop.

Within a year of those initial designs, I made the decision to quit my 15 year corporate career (more about that in this post) and relocated from the city to the beach.  And from there, all the right doors opened for me.  I met good people.  I stumbled upon a great opportunity to open my own boutique right in front of the beach (read about that here).  I unwound.  But most importantly, I found peace.  Things just fell into place – which to me felt like a sign that I was heading in the right direction.

I had the shop for over 16 years.  I interacted with thousands of people from all over the globe.  I met some of the most important women in my life.  And I personally transformed as a person many, many times in that 16 years.  But in the the last few years having the shop, I realized I really missed living in the city.  The beach was great to unwind, regroup and shift directions, but I felt really unstimulated.  I started to spend more and more time exploring the capital and spending longer periods of time feeling it out.  In 2024 I decided it was time to once again shift gears and start over and experience another face of Costa Rica full time.  I relocated to the capital with the desire to focus full time on design and production of my brand without the time restraints and interuptions of the day-to-day responsibilites of running a boutique.  And once again, things just fell into place.  And isn’t that what happens when you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be?