Pressed from History. Made for Women Who Keep Showing Up.

Each Phoenix Silver design begins with a centurys-old carving, rescued from time and revived in steel. Originally crafted by master engravers in the jewelry cities of France, Germany, and the eastern United States at the height of the Art Nouveau period, these designs once defined an era of artistry.

Now, through careful restoration and the limited reissue of dies by die-maker Potter USA, I give this artwork new life in reclaimed silver, copper, brass, and now pewter — uniting the imagination of the past with the intention and lived experience of the women who wear it now. No industrial machines, no mass production, just the steady rhythm of hands and shoulders bringing legacy back to life.

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Reviving the Work of Human Hands

I work with century-old carvings, nearly lost to time but now preserved in steel. Each design was originally created by master engravers and apprentices in the jewelry cities of France, Germany, and the eastern United States — artisans whose hands turned metal into story.

Through careful restoration and the limited reissue of dies by Potter USA, these historic artworks find new form in my studio. I press them by hand into reclaimed silver and copper, and now brass and lead-free pewter, bridging the creativity of the past with the purpose of the present.

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Why It Matters

When Legacy Becomes Living Art

Phoenix Silver was born from fire — an unrelenting need to translate pain into accessible, meaningful art, and loss into a lasting victory not just for me, but for all of us.

What began as a way to make sense of change has grown into a joyful expression of living: symbols of accomplishment, loss, recovery, growth, change, and hard-won triumph.

Each new piece — and each new customer — becomes part of that evolution. Every impression pressed into metal is both remembrance and renewal, proof that beauty doesn’t end at survival; it keeps reshaping itself into strength.

This is what makes Phoenix Silver more than jewelry. It’s connection — between hands, between histories, between women who keep showing up.

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Dress for Dissent: Inspired by the women who didn’t wait for permission.

The Dress for Dissent Collection pays tribute to the original suffragettes—women who wore their politics in public, in code, in gold, silver, copper, even tin. Their colors were green, white, and purple. Their symbols: arrows, sunflowers, locked arms, banners raised.

This is jewelry for the woman who wears her dissent in plain sight—because she’s done asking. For the woman who knows rights don’t stay won without a fight.

10% of every sale goes to protecting women’s rights—because the work is not done.

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Always free domestic shipping for email subscribers and NEW! I will donate 10% of your purchase to one of four highly rated and effective charities of your choice: National Women's Law Center, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, National Immigration Law Center, or ACLU Foundation.

Welcome to Phoenix Silver!

I'm Jenna Tomalka, witness and maker. I’m a metalsmith, dreamer, and ex-Department of Defense analyst turned full-time believer in personal transformation. I use antique dies, reclaimed silver, and a 20-ton press to make talismanic jewelry for women stepping into their boldest chapters.

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You and Phoenix Silver save Authentic Art Nouveau Dies from the Scrap Heap

Phoenix Silver pieces represent transformation and personal power. Derived from a journey of personal rebirth, my brand stands as a beacon for women seeking to celebrate or share their own narratives of triumph, resilience, and self-discovery. My jewelry is made with muscle, a 20-ton press, and dies made by PotterUSA with the latest technology, reproducing 100 year old hand-carved hubs. My mission includes helping to save these gorgeous carvings through my work. The dies contain symbols of strength, resilience, beauty, intellect, and interest over the ages. The symbolic artwork imbues my work with meaning and resonates with my beautiful customers.

Customer Voices

  • Sandy, Richland MI

    "I missed your show but I want a pair of your poinsettia earrings and I wear my cat amulet all the time!"

  • Angie, Battle Creek MI

    "Absolutely love my dragonfly pendant! Wearing it to an event not only brought comfort as a remembrance of my daughter but also turned heads with compliments. It made me happy to wear something that carries such a meaningful story. Thank you for making something so special!"

  • Olivia, Hendersonville NC

    "I absolutely love my fern earrings!"
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