Joyas de Oro...

Recently we had some friends stay with us while they were moving to the West Coast. They were getting jewelry molds and casts made, and I learned so many new things about metal work thanks to the experience. Techu, from Spain but now traveling around the world, not only taught me some top-secret techniques that she learned while studying with a master jeweler in Australia, but has also been helping me improve my written Spanish with corrections to my e-mails written out in kind MAYASCULAS VERDES :) While here in Albuquerque, we collaborated on a product shoot out in the volcanoes with some of her new work. (You can see more of Techu's work at Minkara.life.) Here are some of my favorites: