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Artisan Crafted Clear Quartz Ring Peru Jewelry - Charm of Lima
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Maria Huerta finds inspiration in the architectural artistry of old Lima for the design of this ring. She crafts the sterling silver ring by hand, featuring curling vines resembling those on doorways of yore. Crystal quartz, the April birthstone, crowns the ring, revealing the magnificence of the openwork patterns beneath.
.925 Sterling silver
- Sterling silver and quartz
- 0.18 oz
- Crown/bezel: 0.7 inches L x 0.7 inches W x 0.5 inches H
- Band width: 3 mm W
THE STORY BEHIND THE PRODUCT
Artisan Organization: Maria Huerta
Country: Andes
"I was born in Chimbote and moved to Lima to study law. I worked with inmates at the Callao Penitentiary as part of a multidisciplinary team, and our mission was to develop different creative workshops. The idea was to train them in crafts they could pursue when they left the prison. And it was there where, along with the prison inmates, that my own passion for jewelry making was born since I was part of the team that organized the jewelry workshops.
"I decided to take courses on jewelry making, and later I studied jewelry design at the Human Institute.
"A short time later a friend and I got together and started our own jewelry workshop, but we had to close it down between 2011 and 2013 when I got seriously ill. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune illness. I have now recovered my health as well as my passion for jewelry and natural gems.
"My dream is to have my art known by many people and I appreciaate the opportunty you give us to continue growing and developing our work.
"I see myself as a woman with a lot of energy, as well as dedicated and caring. This is what gives me the strength to carry on and hopefully in the future, I'll be able continue with social organization the workshops I was once involved with and support vulnerable groups in our country.""
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