Spanish post

Pensar que uno de tus amigos no esta más en este mundo duele....

Pensar que el resto tiene otra oportunidad...

Eso me hace feliz!

Tqm Gianqui!

QDEP mi chatito con la mejor sonrisa!

Be Free Follow Your Journey

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

-Nelson Mandela

"Free the birds" asymmetrical earrings that come with a little store.

If you will like to purchase a pair of earrings like this, stop by my etsy shop.

When I designed this pair I had in mind freedom and the journey of my friend.

I met Ruben around 2002. He is a very interesting character and full of life. Super friendly and involved with the nature.

My friend Ruben loved to practice the art of Cetrería, in english is called Falconry or Hawking. This means raising birds of prey to hunt in their "natural environment". Basically he kept them tied by a rope so they wont escape and teach the to catch their own prey. Later they will be without a rope and listen to commands.

On my recent trip to Peru, I visited Chiclayo my city of birth! Ruben and I got to hang out and catch up with our far apart crazy lifes!! We haven't seen each other in years. But kept in touch online which is not the same.... Sometimes online conversations can be so vague.

So, he told me about this new journey of his. He realized he love the birds so much that it was so unfair to keep them in his house as pets. He realized the were   wild animals and they should be FREE!!  [like him I believe ;)]. And HE did free the birds!!

At the end of my visit to Chiclayo, he came to the terminal. I was taking a bus back to Lima. He brought a box with him and gave it to me saying "this is the last part of my release, in this box I have all the feather I collected naturally from the birds, I want you to have them and make something nice because you can". 

I was the happiest girl in the world!! Feather that ment something! That's the best souvenir from my trip!!

Aaaand that why creating this pair reminds me of this event. I am very grateful for Ruben and the path his life is taking. I am also grateful for our friendship :) he really rocks!! I consider him oneof my best friends. It doesn't matter that we live in different hemispheres. When we get together is like I saw him the day before. Friendship like that is eternally cherish!

Phew! This turn out to be a big post! 

Here is a pic of Ruben back in the day.

The lesson for me is that you pick your path in this world. Believe and follow what you truly feel. You got one chance to make your life worth something for yourself!

Enjoy life!

Alicia {Spicyheart}

Bring back the Tornasol mood!

        Sometimes I have the urge of getting some paper and draw what comes to my mind. I got this arrowhead with a tribal vibe. Man!! I need to make some time for more of this stuff in my life!

I happen to stumble upon and old blog, the one from the teenage times... Wow... It was very shocking to read and realize that sweet and very young girl full of energy and creativity was almost gone....

She "stayed in Peru" when I moved to the states in 2005.... But thanks to my internal soul searching I got to reconnect with her and bring back my roots my original self. 

Life can try to alienate you. Make you part of the mass.... But you have the power of realizing it and of your path goes against the current.... Well stay strong and pull as hard as you can.

Later Spicyheart pop-up on my mind and look what i found, the infinit symbol is there. Some now refer as YOLO {You only live once}. That give me a great idea for a new collection!!! So much that can be created. This is just the beginning!!!

I've been designing new wirejewelry that i hope to get ready for the end of the month. As well as more inkabohemian necklaces and the realease of "The Chakana" necklace (continuing with the Inka Collection).

Enjoy life

Sing a song

Jump in a new journey

Keep moving

Find Yourself

Re-find Yourself

Come back Tornasol!

Buenas Vibras!

Alicia {Spicyheart}

Almost Etsy

Yes!! 

My etsy shop is almost up and running, slowly I will add new items. I am really excited about new an cool ways to display my jewelry, something that express who I am!! So my pics are getting a cool Spicyheart vibe!!

So far, there is two items: The Fairy Swirl earrings and The Inka Bohemian necklace!!!

Woohoo!!! 

I'm on a focus mode! Letting my dreams and projects follow their course!

The most important!! The link:

www.spicyheart.etsy.com

Stop by ;)

Great vibes!!

Alicia {SpicyHeart}

Wine and Spicyheart

Last Wednesday August 28th, we gathered in a showroom/trunk show that I organized myself!

The location was at my neighbors appartment :) who gladly agree to let me use it while he was enjoying Aspen :).

At 6 o'clock the girls start to show up. Man! It was fun! Having people over and get to show them what I Love the most (after Joey and Snoop, of course) was very very heart filling. Specially, getting to hear what they think of my pieces. 

The Spicyheart party lasted for 4 hours. A bunch of people stopped by :). I sold a lot of jewelry!! 

The new Inka Bohemian Collection of necklaces was a hit!! The unique patterns had lots of compliments.

Hey! I am embracing my culture ;).

The other collection of Southwestern Inspire did well, I had a few necklaces with thunderbirds and carved bone beads from Santa Fe and arrows as well.

I hope to make more parties like this one. Great friends, great vibes!

After all, the  money that I collected that night was all donated for my uncle who suffer a bad accident and remains in a clinic slowly recuperating. Te quiero mucho tío Victor :).

BTW it was Magaly's Bday!! Happy Bday girl!! I know we don't live in the same city but I hope u had a great time ;)

Inka Bohemian

Finally is here!! This is my new collection of jewelry!!

After having a huge inspiration on the Native American art that lots of artist create HERE in Usa.... I got it!!

I am Peruvian! I have a huge ancient civilization that is a great inspiration to follow. Why not try to discover that side of me??

So, THE INKAS.

I am taking this new idea and I will go crazy creative with their mistical world!

I really hope you enjoy it and, if you can, purchase a piece :) while learning a bit about this culture.

The necklaces are made with selected textiles handwoven in Peru by the native mountain people of Cuzco, and set in a brass bezel.

    

This is a chakana necklace.

The chakana is the Sacred Andes Cross and has a lot of meanings in the inka mythology.

Some studies describes it as a calendar where each step represents each month. The cross shape is also related to the cardinal directions and the seasons.

Although these are some of the most common meanings attributed to the symbol, there are some who consider it to be far more mystical in origin. 

The native people of Peru believe that the symbol has mathematical and geometrical importance and carries the Incan understanding of the secret of life.

This is my first piece and I only saw the outside shape. Later you will find a circle in the center and I will tell you more about it ;).

Here is my jewelry display in Mountain Style (Breckenridge, CO)

Reporting from Perú

Since is not that easy for me yo get WiFi, this blogging about my trip hasnt been like I expected.
So far....
Joey and I got to Lima, the capital of Perú around midnight. We party and socialized since we landed in Perú :/. During the day we visited my family. At night time we went to different places. My brother was in charge of showing us around. Partyyyy!!! Hehe....
We drank delicious Peruvian cocktails made with Pisco, a distillate of grapes. Very yummy!!!

Saturday we jump into a plane and flew to Cusco!! The Peruvian Mountains in the Cordillera de Los Andes.

My friend Hayley lives here and is the best! She helped a lot on planing this trip and getting the best deals ;)

Monday:
We went Rafting on the Vilcanota River! It was class 3 so nothing too scary ;).
Tuesday:
We visited the ruins close to Cuzco: Q'enko, PucaPucará, Tambo Machay and Sacsayhuaman. During the last trip we got rain on. But! We were almost done.
Unfortunately Joey felt a little sick so we went home so he can rest.

{this was written in Perú! I am back in Colorado but I'll continue with details of our trip and some pics!}