NATASHA PERDOMO

Comencé a trabajar la orfebrería en el año 1989, de manera autodidacta y experimentando con texturas en metales  como la plata y el bronce, incrustando piedras semipreciosas, fragmentos de caracoles, cristales o vajilla antigua; recogidas a las orilla de algunos cayos de mi ciudad natal. De cierta manera, entretejer el metal sobre aquellas reliquias, me obligaba a seguir trazos que también reflejaran la naturaleza y la historia detrás de ellas. Una mezcla de contemporaneidad caribeña y de Art Nouveau.

El metal, envejecido con tratamientos químicos y fundido o mezclado con texturas, colores y piedras que tendrían -además de color y belleza- propiedades curativas dirigidas a funcionar sobre determinados chakras. Cada una de mis piezas son únicas, no utilizo cera o moldes tradicionales. Son creadas a partir del instante y sus diseños son irrepetibles.

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DIJES Y DIRETES SERIES

BRACELETS / Pulseras

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Las gemas orgánicas e inorgánicas han causado siempre una profunda fascinación enaquellas personas amantes de la orfebrería. Desde el tiempo de los faraones ellas han sido valoradas por su belleza y también por su valor. A lo largo de los siglos se le han atribuido poderes mitológicos y curativos, por lo que no sólo han prevalecido engarzadas entre filigranas; sino que incluso en diversos pueblos y a través de varias generaciones, se han consumido como remedios benéficos contra enfermedades y maleficios.Inorgánicas son aquellas que se originan de minerales duros con una estructura química regular y orgánicas son las que se producen a partir de animales o plantas, como por ejemplo el ámbar, las perlas y el coral, entre otros. Se dice que el gran filósofo griego Platónhace más de 2000 años originó una teoríaen donde sugiere que la materia decadente, como resultado de la influencia de estrellas y planetas, se convierte gradualmente en gemas perfectas que actúan luego bajo la misma influencia de ellos emanan. Esa teoría fue adoptada por muchos antiguos astrólogos y adivinos. Los gnósticos y otros grupos religiosos empleaban estas piedras en sus ceremonias. Médicos y curanderos les han utilizado para emitir fuerzas curativas.

Científicos modernos han usado piedras preciosas y otros cristales para generar láser o para confeccionar instrumentos que requieren de gran precisión y durabilidad. Algunas piedras tienen propiedades eléctricas bajo ciertas condiciones. El cuarzo (cristal de roca) es transmisor de electricidad. Cuando está sujeto a fuerzas mecánicas el cuarzo desarrolla cargas eléctricas en su superficie, lo que le hace ideal para usar en encendedores de gas. La Turmalina desprende energía eléctrica cuando se calienta, lo que le hace ideal para la construcción de termómetros. También se usa en la construcción de instrumentos que son capaces de calcular la profundidad y la presión bajo agua. Cat’s eye:

Cat’s eye stones have been a great value in India for many centuries. It is regarded as a bringer of wealth. Encourage a sense of humor. Assist in childbirth and protect them from evil spirits, cure rheumy eyes, keep teeth clean (applied as a powder). Heal of sores. The Assyrian used it in effigies of their gods. For them this stone is sacred and functional as charms again witchcraft and sorcery.

It’s presented with one or more stripes come up from fine crystalline filament laid down in a parallel formation within the stone at the time of itsformation. Pale lines apparent moving under the light as a pupil of cat’s eye. Its effect is know as chatoyancy. Some people say that it is anexcellent talisman again Hypochondria and all forms of emotional sickness.
The classic Cat’s eyes: When the sliced stone show a mineral called chrysoberyl, which is coming from the Greek word for “golden”.The stone is usually colored on a deep golden-yellow.
The Quartz cat’s eye: Some types of quartz are also common cat’s eyes stones; but they are not so fine as the classic ones. Tiger Eye has a golden-brown and yellow band of colors, like a tiger. The color is the effect of oxidization of the iron. The Alexandrite Cat’s eye is a rare stone, green in daylight and purple under artificial light.

The name Lapis Lazuli comes from the Persian word lazhward meaning blue, in allusion to its color. In ancient times, lapis lazuli was known as sapphirus, which is the name that we use today for the blue corundum variety sapphire. Lapis Lazuli has been highly valued for many thousands of years. The most famous locality for fine quality lapis lazuli is the same ancient deposit high in the mountains of Afganistan where it was originally mined at least 6000 years ago. Lapis lazuli was often made into jewelry, carvings, amulets and talismans which were believed to have occult powers. It was used by the ancient Egyptians in many religious ceremonies, and was often used as an inscription stone for various passages from the Book of the Dead.
Lapis lazuli was one of the stones in the 'Breastplate of Judgement' of Aaron, described in the Bible (Exodus: xxviii, 15-30).
Lapis lazuli was said to dispell melancholy and depression, and to cure recurring fevers. It was also said to impart ancient knowledge, and the wisdom to use it. Up until the nineteenth century, lapis lazuli was ground up and mixed with oil to produce the deep blue-green pigment known as ultramarine which meant literally beyond the sea, as the lapis lazuli was brought from far away by ship. Since 1828, this pigment has been produced synthetically from a roasted mixture of kaolin clay, sodium sulfate and charcoal. Lapis lazuli today is still a very popular lapidary material. It is made into a variety of hand-crafted objects such as carvings, spheres, beads, cabochons and other jewelry items. The astrological sign of lapis lazuli Sagittarius. In modern times, people use the energy coming from inside the crystal as a healing force; working with crystal stones correspond to the main energy point of the body which they know as “ Chakras ”.
The name of Chakra is taken of Sanskrit and translates to “wheel of light” . They are located in sensitive areas and influence the endocrine glands (hormone-releasing). They are many minor Chakras, but only seven main ones each one of which associated with one of the seven colors of the natural light spectrum. Also people could use jewelry closed to the chakra associated with their physical or emotional illnesses ( Like a Crown, headdress, tiara or like a necklace, a pendent, hearings, a long necklace, a chain and its pendent, broaches, amulets, a belt...)

1-The Crown of the head: Influence the cone shaped pineal gland in the brain. It is the entry point for those energies that flow through the body and eventually meet up with the root chakra. Color Violet.

2-The brow: Input energy at the brow chakra influences the pituitary gland. This is the energy center most of spirituality and is the location of the subconscious mind. Color Indigo. Jewell like a glasses frame.

3-The throat: The thyroid gland is influence by energy directed to the throat chakra which is the seat of communication. Color blue.

4-The heart: Exactly over thye heart, is the energy center that motivates emotions such as love and compassion. Its also influences the thymus which is plays a major role in the immune system. Color Green.

5-The solar plexus: Energies absorbed at this chakra stimulate the pancreas and liver. This is the center that controls how energies are exchanged with other people. Color Yellow.

6-The abdomen: The Chakra of the spleen or lower abdomen its influence on the spleen, the liver and adrenals.  It is the area associated with the instincts. Color Orange.

7-The base of the spine around the coccyx: The root chakra controls physical vitality. The endocrine glands influenced by this chakra are the gonads. Color red. Talismans are particularly associated with difficult times like childbirth. Pliny writes that the stones must be wrapped in the skins of animals that have been sacrificed and then worn as amulets by women of four footed creatures during pregnancy so as to prevent miscarriage. Algunos países en el Este y otros que bordean el Mediterráneo, tienen un árbol conocido como Carot. Este crece en lugares áridos y sus raíces penetran profundamente la tierra en busca de agua. Sus frutos son largos hasta 30 cm con una envoltura que protege muchas semillas y un líquido que asemeja la miel por su textura y dulzor. Si se secan las semillas y se muelen finamente, se obtiene un polvo que iguala al cacao. Por miles de años a todo lo largo del Este, esas semillas se usaron por los comerciantes de gemas para pesar su mercancía. El peso promedio de las semillas de un fruto del árbol Carot derivó en la moderna medida métrica conocida como Carat, la que entre 1908 y 1930 fue reconocida por un valor equivalente a 200 mg, decretado por el Comité Internacional de pesos y medidas.