About Tidal Pool Brooklyn

Tidal Pool Brooklyn is a small, handmade jewelry company with an emphasis on structured minimalist pieces. The company was created by yours truly, Pam Pollis, based on a dream I had 3 years ago. For real! I've been a shell collector/beach scavenger for years, and after a day at the beach, I had a dream that I made a necklace out of a shell shard, applied a swath of gold leaf on a corner, and hung a dangling gem from it. Voila! When I awoke, I made my dream a reality, I went to the NYC Bead District to gather necklace material, and BAM! I was literally thrown into the jewelry assemblage world. I was living in Williamsburg & being priced out of Brooklyn after 28 years, which catapulted me into a small town at the tip of a barrier island. It's here, that the idea of “Tidal Pool” came to fruition, & my work developed beyond the realm of shell pieces. Being a vintage collector & picker, what I make is assembled from what has washed up in my “tidal pool.” I hand source my materials & play with the strength in the juxtaposition of materials. I have a BFA in visual arts & did architectural rendering & decorative painting for 25+ years. I bring a specific eye & point of view to my work, relying on structure & organic form, and less on shine & glitz. Being a product of the 70's myself (guess that makes me vintage too!), my pieces reflect a strong, minimalist aesthetic. Now, I create understated, statement pieces in a pink 1932 beach bungalow, still on the tip of a barrier island!Read their story