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Marisol Fernandez

"I was born in Mexico City and as a child I lived in Guadalajara, Puebla and now in a magical village south of Mexico City. I studied biology at Mexico's National Autonomous University, but as a child I always enjoyed painting and handcrafts – anything that had to do with creating with my hands.

"By 1971 I was more serious about my artistic work and took a job coloring-in prints, and then I began to make my own prints until 1993. During this time I also painted with watercolors and acrylics, I worked with ceramics, I made tapestries and worked with metals.

"Since 1981 I have been illustrating children books published by some of Mexico's most renowned publishing houses, including the government sponsored CONAFE and CONACULTA, as well as the official school textbooks issued by Mexico's Education Department.

"Over the last few years I've dedicated all my energy to a new silver jewelry production, with the lost wax technique. Once I craft the pendants I mount them along with a great variety of semiprecious stones and silver beads. I rarely repeat a necklace design, for repetition is not part of who I am. I find emotion by constantly innovating combinations and forms.

"To some it may appear strange that I alternate through such a variety of activities, but for me it has always been enriching and fun because each technique represents different problems I obviously have to solve in different ways – this keeps my eyes open and I'm constantly researching to find solutions to the problems I encounter.

"Since 1977 up to now, I have participated in about 70 exhibitions both collective and individual here in Mexico as well as abroad. I have received awards and I have been juror at illustration contests. I have also taught illustration courses in regular and Design schools throughout the Republic of Mexico."