Last week I decided to make rings with two layers of feathers because I needed more power to fly.
As I explored the possibilities of a single idea to create this series, my curiosity was awakened, my mind was engaged, and my work leapt forward.
Never underestimate the power of intention.
Feather Series.
Now in my online shop.
“The object of the passion is just an accessory to the passion itself.
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Ardent Feather ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Available tomorrow in my online shop.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
The Landscape Series will be available in my online shop tomorrow, between 1 and 2 pm, Mexico City time.
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“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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“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.
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.
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.
When I began to make jewelry six years ago, I rarely liked what was available, and the pieces I did appreciate were beyond my budget. As a creative self starter, the obvious solution was to make my own designs.
After experimenting for a year, I began to develop a distinctive voice as a jeweler, and decided to try to make a living selling my work. From the start I used sterling silver –which is expensive– so I rarely kept anything I made. As soon as I sold a piece, I turned around and bought enough silver to make the next. In this way, I grew my business, and eventually made enough money to make jewelry that I could keep.
When I decided to make a cast collection and replicate my best pieces, I had to keep the original in sterling silver in case the rubber mold was ever damaged. And so, my personal jewelry collection kept growing.
Now, I rarely leave my house unadorned. I feel protected and powerful when I wear my jewelry. Every piece in my collection has polished with time, and like old tools that are given good use, they become more beautiful with wear.
People ask me if I find it hard to let go of my work. If I knew that the piece I just made would be my last, I would certainly keep it. But I hope to live a long and productive life, and the pleasure I get from creating my work is greater than the one I obtain from wearing it. I also confess that every now and then I can't resist making myself something I love.
