What else can I do with this idea? This is question awakens my curiosity, engages my mind, and drives my work forward.
Cosmic Feather ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
This Monday in my online shop.
Radiant
“May the long time sun
Shine upon you,
All love surround you,
And the pure light within you
Guide your way on.”
Radiant Feather ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Exotic
This feather belongs to a very exotic bird. The kind that is almost extinct.
Exotic Feather ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Orbital
One part of me spins like crazy. The other stays still. The third part observes it all.
Orbital ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Double
I made a ring with two layers of feathers because I need more power to fly.
Double ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Unity
Abhaya and I are celebrating 8 years of life together. We have been blessed with a beautiful and harmonious relationship. As I once told a friend, when two people who already love life on their own decide to share paths, love multiplies.
Unity necklace.
Handmade with quartz and 100% recycled sterling silver.
This Monday in my online shop.
Wheel
Note to self: amidst change and turmoil, always stick to your center.
Wheel of Life necklace.
Handmade with quartz and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Connection
My mom and I spent the day downtown. We have been going there to get fabric, findings and art supplies since I was little. We walked for blocks admiring ancient buildings, museum exhibits, crowds of people, and our favorite shops. Whenever I go, I feel a deeper connection to this incredible city.
Connection necklace.
Handmade with quartz and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Crystalline
“Did you too learn that secret from the river: that there is no time? ... That the river is everywhere at once, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the rapids, in the sea, in the mountains, everywhere at once, and that there is only the present time for it, not the shadow of the past, not the shadow of the future?”
Crystalline necklace.
Handmade with quartz and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Aligned
What do I want?
Whenever I run out of steam, feel discouraged, or lost, I take time to ponder this question. When I do, I usually discover that I am trying to fulfill other people’s expectations, doing something that no longer interests me, or just need time alone.
This question has guided my creative path from the start. It defined the materials I use, and the kind of pieces I create; as well as where and how I sell them. It also determines how much I charge for what I make, and the kind of customer I attract.
When I ask this question, I re-connect with the dreams and ideas I feel most passionate about. Once I am focused, I can get back on my path charged with new energy.
Aligned necklace.
Handmade with amethyst and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Fortitude
“For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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Fortitude necklace.
Handmade with labradorite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Life
I will allow the river of life to guide me. I will not make desperate attempts to stop change. To stop death. I will flow with ease, with joy.
I will look around and appreciate each moment as it passes, lush, green, abundant, alive! I will let go and be free. I will be present while it lasts.
Life necklace.
Handmade with prehenite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Sonnet
“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
Sonnet ring.
Handmade with spectrolite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Available in my online shop on Monday.
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Unreal
“The unreal is more powerful than the real...it’s only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on. If you can change the way people think. The way they see themselves. The way they see the world. You can change the way people live their lives. That’s the only lasting thing you can create.”
Unreal ring.
Handmade with spectrolite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Potential
I used to think I was here for a reason. I believed there was a plan. But now I just think that it’s up to me to make something with my time. It’s also up to me to find meaning in what I do, and to tell myself stories that uplift me.
I read somewhere that, in the end, our lives always stand for something. I hope mine stands for possibility.
Potential ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Landscape
I try to find beauty in balance, in spaciousness, in the relationships that exist between objects. I try to show how simplicity can be abundant.
Landscape necklace
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Recollection
Many of the jewelry pieces I design come from memories or unclear visions.
I vaguely recall a ring my mother often wore when I was little, but I can’t remember its exact shape, only that it was long and rectangular and looked fit for royalty.
I discover the image of a beautiful bracelet in a book on African art, only to look closely and realize it is the roof of a circular hut.
I am fascinated by a necklace worn by a woman walking towards me on the street, and when she approaches I realize it was the reflection of the sun on her blouse.
Recollection ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Completion
I like finishing a series. After several days of focused work, it is the first chance I get to step back and take a careful look at what I made.
I can see how one idea led to the next, what pieces move me more than others, and what changes I would make in the future. I am always left with more ideas than when I began.
Completion Totem.
Handmade with amethyst and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Available in my online shop.
Embrace
There is a large construction going on in the building next door, and for the past few months we have been awakened by loud bangs against our wall, which continue throughout the day.
Instead of suffering, I decided to apply what I learnt from Vipassana meditation and accept things as they are. Now I join the sounds of demolition as I happily forge away, grateful to no longer be the only one that makes noise in this place.
Embraced Totem.
Handmade with amber and recycled sterling silver.
Available in my online shop.
Constructed
What most inspires me about Mexico City is the architecture. When I walk the streets I feel as if I travel through time, as houses from multiple eras line each block. There are hardly any building codes to limit style, so the colors, textures, heights and shapes are endless.
Some constructions are finished, but others forever await the extra income needed to complete them. I find that this eclectic work-in-progress is the perfect expression of life itself, and as an artist I could not imagine a more stimulating landscape.
Constructed Totem.
Handmade with carnelian and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Available in my online shop.