“Let not your heart be disturbed… Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything.” (Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego)

MEET THE ARTIST:

What some do with paint brushes or what others do in sculpting stone,Kathy's medium is creating art in metal form with no 2 pieces of art alike! She is probably one of the most artistic artists that I am more than honored to offer, where each & every one of her pieces literally blow me away!! She is the 'epitome' of a TRUE artist whose jewelry is high in demand since she is highly collectible & has customers aching to get their hands on anything she creates. She has a signature style that is so unique & once you see her work,you will always be able to recognize her work thereafter.

Kathy was born & raised in New Mexico & now makes Texas her home. But regardless of where she resides, she will always let us know through her jewelry that New Mexico still takes up a good portion of her heart & is never far from home,where New Mexico has an vast amount of this kind of religious/devotional art. She is a veteran jeweler & has about 30 years under her belt. You'll find both Native & Mexican influences that are inspired from New Mexico, with many of her pieces having a sweet spiritual theme. They are creations created with a heart full of love & are totally created by hand.

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RETABLOS:

Retablos date back 4,000 years ago (if not more!) & were found throughout the Mexico, the Latin Americas,Spain. After the Spaniards invaded New Mexico in the 1600's, their influence were then seen throughout the state. A retablo is anything on a flat surface (as opposed to a statue) that are generally painted on wood or tin & depict hand painted saints that are painted by Santero's & Santera's ..You can see retablos in the churches of Santa Fe,Santa Fe's yearly Spanish Market & throughout New Mexico.

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THE RING:

Out of the 5 Holy rings that I have listed,this is the only one with turquoise,which really adds a sweet southwestern touch to the ring!

Everything you see within this ring is done by the hands of a true artist which emulate a painting of Guadalupe,but in sterling.. Soldered atop of a darkened oxidized sheet of sterling is an artistic array of hand cut & shaped appliques that surround the Guadalupe medallion as she is so beautifully displayed in a 1-3/4" tall rectangular shaped retablo in sterling. The vision of Guadalupe wouldn't be complete without roses & so she is framed by hand made rosettes at the top, flower petals to the right & left of her & stamped appliques of sun rays at the bottom.

The face sits on a tri split-tapered shank,where each of the 3 wires has a different stamped pattern. In the center laying atop of the shank is a flower & on the base is the "Sun" symbol at the bottom & beading at the top.

FEAST DAY: December 12th

I have 5 rings listed (see last photo) with 3 being different Guadalupe rings that all are made in a different size & design. So please check them out in the 'ring" categories.