Founders Brad Johnson & Alicia Hanson are an artisan couple that resides by the sea in the coastal city of Deland, Florida. Deland is just west of Daytona Beach and North of Orlando and South of St. Augustine centrally located in the state. Together they spend countless hours creating jewelry. They are also in the water surfing & paddleboarding, sewing, painting, parenting kid-ohs, cooking for friends, scouring thrift shops & junkyards, venturing on road trips, documenting with thousands of photos along the way, all apart of their journey and creation process.
Alicia and Brad are the founders of Hi Octane Jewelry, Revv’d up Hot Rod jewelry for car enthusiasts along with SilverBotanica. SilverBotanica is an online boutique catering to Botanical handmade jewelry & boho treasures. In the past, they had a retail location on Big Island of Hawaii. And hope to have another retail location soon. Visitors are welcome to tour the studio and learn first hand the process of lost wax casting and silversmithing. Learn Lost Wax Casting Classes offers a variety of workshops from Lost wax casting, to wax carving and metal etching.
Brad Johnson
Artisan | Founder
Surfer and Skateboarder, and all around maker of amazing things. Brad balances his time between surfing, construction and making jewelry. His ability to sketch an idea and bring it to life in wax is his superpower.
Alicia Hanson
Designer | Founder
Creative & Designer, Alicia is the take action gal. She balances her time between Paddleboarding, Biking, Jewelry Design, Designing Websites, Environmental Graphic Design, 3D Printing, Textile Design, Sewing and Scheming up new ideas. Her superpower is bringing big ideas to life.
Bodhi
Shop Pup
Bodhi is our shop boxer pup she likes long walks, chasing things, cuddling and resting her head everywhere. Her superpower is love.