Auray was created in 2019 by Chazlynn Watts in the Sierra Foothills of California.  

Every piece of jewelry is handcrafted with the intention of empowering those who wear them. Using brass and silver, semi precious stones and beads, Chazlynn creates each piece drawing on inspiration and wonder from the natural world. Each design is a unique work of art, made from a reverence of the holy in all things animate, and inanimate. 

This company is a one womyn show.  Chazlynn makes each piece of jewelry by hand,  and runs the business by herself.  

 “There is a deep yearning I have to connect authentically to the beauty in the world around me, and to give something back.  I hope my jewelry can be that gift, and inspire womyn to be their most authentic and powerful selfs.”

Chazlynn was born and raised in the heartland of Nebraska where she first discovered her love for making jewelry.  While in high school she took jewelry making classes, and had a small jewelry business selling to family and friends.  This passion eventually gave her the freedom to travel as she explored the open road of the United States, Europe and Hawaii. 

She put down the craft for some years as she focused on other things, including growing a family and having two children.  While pregnant with her daughter Aureliana, she became inspired to make jewelry once again, and acknowledged the joy this brought into her life. During the pregnancy the desire to create and share beauty in the form of jewelry was re-birthed, and therefore the company Auray is named after her.

Chazlynn became a member of the Curious Forge in Grass Valley Ca, a makers-space, where she rekindled her love of this craft and began expanding her knowledge. She dreamt of all new designs combining metal with stones and beads and it is an evolution that still grows today.  She hopes to inspire others to follow their joy and to connect to the most authentic places within themselves.