✨ About Maral – My Journey

I was not born into comfort.

I did not have a path that was paved for me, or a hand guiding me through the unknown.

My journey began with uncertainty, fear, and the quiet courage of a woman who had no choice but to rise.

 

I came to Norway as a young mother — carrying my daughter in one arm and my dreams in the other.

I entered a country where no one knew my name, where nothing was familiar, and where everything felt impossible.

But inside my heart, there was one truth that never left me:

✨ You were not born to hide. You were born to shine.

This single whisper became the foundation of my life.

I started from zero.

A small table at an Oslo street market…

A handful of redesigned jewelry pieces…

Cold mornings, long nights, and moments when I doubted everything — except the purpose burning inside me.

Life tested me in ways most people never see.

I experienced heartbreak, financial struggle, isolation, rebuilding myself after divorce, and the weight of starting over with a child depending on me.

There were nights I cried quietly while working…

Days when I felt invisible…

Moments when giving up seemed easier.

But every time I fell, a stronger version of me stood back up.

Slowly, piece by piece, I began transforming pain into beauty.

Turning broken fragments into art.

Turning silence into voice.

Turning fear into strength.

And this is how Maralkunst was born.

 

Not as a business.

Not as a gallery.

But as a rebirth.

A space where stories live inside jewelry.

A place where emotions take form.

A sanctuary where people feel seen, held, understood.

Today, Maralkunst is called Oslo’s Hidden Pearl —

because behind every creation, every workshop, every piece,

there is a human soul…

a journey…

a beating heart.

My mission is simple:

💎 to inspire you to find the pearl within your own story

💎 to remind you that your pain is not the end — it is the beginning

💎 to help you step into your authentic visibility

💎 to create art that carries meaning, memory, and magic

I believe that jewelry is not decoration.

It is a mirror.

It reflects who you are becoming.

And my journey continues — not alone, but with you.

 

If you are reading this, it means something in you is searching:

for inspiration, for healing, for transformation, for connection.

You are not here by accident.

✨ This is your sign.

✨ This is your invitation.

✨ This is the beginning of your journey — the one where you become your own pearl.

Welcome to Maralkunst.

Welcome to my world.

Welcome to the story we will write together.

 

— Maral Jafarian

Founder of Maralkunst | Oslo’s Hidden Pearl