Ayana is as rooted in the earth as she is in the ocean. Born and raised in Florida, she grew up surrounded by a deep mix of coastal history, Caribbean influence, and mystical folklore. Her parents, both herbalists and wellness practitioners, taught her early about plant medicine, energy balance, and the power of stillness.
At 17, she left the mainland to live with her aunt in the U.S. Virgin Islands for two years, and it changed everything. That’s where she began her journey as a jewelry artist and free-diver, blending sea glass, raw gemstones, and sacred geometry into hand-crafted pieces she sells under her brand Solè Tide. Her Etsy blew up during the pandemic, and she’s since expanded into local boutiques and online drops that sell out in minutes.
When she's not stringing beads in her jungle-side open-air studio, she works part-time as a diving instructor and underwater guide, taking travelers on reef dives and shipwreck explorations off Florida's coast.
