Mary Wakefield is the founder and CEO of Studio Skanda, the original gemstone bead store in Victoria B.C. that opened in 2001. A true visionary, Mary combined her love of creating beautiful spaces with her love of exquisite jewelry, and SKANDA was born.
Mary’s dream was to create a calm, safe and creative environment for her clients to experience beautiful jewelry. To set up shop, Mary traveled to Bali where she worked with local craftsmen who used her designs to create furniture, cabinets, and display materials to house gorgeous jewelry and gemstones. Mary then began designing one of a kind jewelry, using fabulous gemstones and rare jewelry pieces, sourced from all over the world.