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Mayela Sanchez

"Hi, I'm Mayela Sánchez. I was born in Mexico City. I'm married and have three daughters.

"I studied fashion design at the Janette Klein Academy, where my work was distinguished by its creativity and the innovation of my designs. I worked for several years designing theatre costumes as well as lingerie. During this time I was developing my taste for delicate details and fine hand-work, which I would later put to use in jewelry design.

"The need to synthesize my individual, family and cultural values with a personal project led me to begin designing jewelry. I integrate the aesthetic and harmony of Mexican silver with different materials such as gemstones, Swarovski crystals and – recently and exclusively – the prestigious Talavera ceramics of Alonso Luis [a Novica-featured artisan].

"I utilize silver in different forms with different techniques such as lost wax and wires to give shape to necklaces and pendants. I combine it with Mother Nature's materials, like crystals, woods and semi precious stones as well as pieces of hand-crafted Talavera. Once finished, I refine the details and polish each piece.

"The success of my designs in Mexico, as well as in places such as France, Italy, Spain and the United States, has motivated me to specialize even more. And so at the end of 2004, I took a course in jewelry design and crafting with the renowned silversmith Raúl Ibarra.

"I am currently developing designs using a diversity of materials, through which I seek to integrate the basis of Mexican culture with the artistic wealth and the natural beauty of any place in the world.

"I'm passionate about discovering daily the textures, combinations and effects of light that arise from melding the power of Mexican silver with the beauty, colors, therapeutic mystique and energy of gems, pearls and shells that nature gives us, as well as the sensitivity and talent which man is able to capture in materials like ceramics, crystal and wood."