An emerging community project in Tasman, Aotearoa New Zealand
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What is Solaria?
Solaria is a dream in motion. A place of gathering, learning, and wonder — where minerals are explored through science, culture, creativity, and lived experience. It is a sanctuary in the making, inviting people of all ages and backgrounds to reconnect with the Earth, each other, and the stories held within stone.
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Solaria is currently in its foundational phase. Right now, the focus is on building and caring for the collections, library, and educational resources that form the heart of the sanctuary. The physical site will emerge in time, guided by care, community, and alignment.
Meet The Sears Family
Solaria is a family-led initiative founded by Amanda Sears, alongside her daughter Emma Sophia, with the support of her husband John.
Together, they steward Solaria as a long-term, intergenerational project shaped by learning, listening, creativity, and care. Their work bridges practical knowledge and intuitive understanding, science and story, structure and imagination.
Solaria is also shaped by a growing constellation of supporters, educators, collectors, artists, scientists, families, and collaborators who contribute their time, knowledge, resources, and perspectives as the project evolves.
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Solaria is a family-led initiative founded by Amanda Sears, alongside her daughter Emma Sophia, with the support of her husband John.
Together, they steward Solaria as a long-term, intergenerational project shaped by learning, listening, creativity, and care. Their work bridges practical knowledge and intuitive understanding, science and story, structure and imagination.
Solaria is also shaped by a growing constellation of supporters, educators, collectors, artists, scientists, families, and collaborators who contribute their time, knowledge, resources, and perspectives as the project evolves.
Explore Solaria
Solaria offers a growing range of services designed to support learning, exploration, and connection with the mineral and geological world. From digital guides and publications to curated resources and physical offerings, each service is developed with care, clarity, and respect for both knowledge and experience. These services reflect Solaria’s role as a bridge between education, culture, and everyday engagemen
Collections
Minerals, crystals, rocks, fossils, and sands gathered across generations, landscapes, and disciplines. Each collection has been shaped through careful stewardship.
Publications
Solaria publishes a growing collection of approachable, informative, and grounded resources, focused on minerals, Earth knowledge, embodied learning, and cultural understanding.
AI Guides
Solaria’s custom AI Guides guides draw on curated knowledge, educational frameworks, and thoughtful language to help users explore minerals, Earth systems, creativity, and lived experience.
The Boutique
A curated selection of crystals, books, oracle cards, educational kits, jewellery, art, apparel, and gifts. Offering tangible ways to engage with mineral knowledge, learning, and creative expression.
Events
Bringing people together through a shared interest in minerals, rocks, and the natural world. From quiet outdoor gatherings to workshops, pop-up shop days, and learning experiences.
Rehome a Stone
A gentle invitation to honour minerals and stones as companions. This programme creates pathways for stones to be respectfully rehomed, cared for, learned from, and shared
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