The caduceus is the symbol of the healing arts. It traces down to the intertwined copper serpents Moses held over his tribe to protect them while crossing the desert. Lately it gained a yet deeper meaning as we discovered that this is the shape of the blueprints of life, the double coils of DNA Read the rest of this entry »
Inspired by the relationship of a weak vine and a powerful tree and how they embrace through the years. Handcrafted by twisting a red-hot bar of pure copper with a thinner, but cold and more rigid, brass wire Read the rest of this entry »
This bracelet is meant as a reminder of what fuels great souls. The Virtues of the Hearth (lead by Compassion) and Mind (lead by Courage), to reminds us of the Whole, and that often the hardest journey is between our feelings and thoughts. In pre-industrial times to get an education meant to cultivate one’s virtues, since they provide a lifelong moral compass to help us make more conscious decisions Read the rest of this entry »
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Celebrating life’s common denominator, the twirling spirals of DNA. A symbol of our boundless ingenuity, and also a reminder of our new responsibility, as we gain access to the sacred code of all living things. Read the rest of this entry »
Inspired by the sea, this fluid design was handcrafted to comfortably embrace the wrist bone. This a good design to add movement to a group of thin bracelets and is a favorite to wear on the left. Read the rest of this entry »
Sergio in 1988 visited the 5,000+ years old statue of Ishtar in Mari, by the Euphrates River in today’s border of Syria with Iraq. Ishtar is the first known Sumerian goddess, she is also the first woman seen wearing bracelets. Read the rest of this entry »
British subjects prefer to keep their ailments private but they also realize the importance of wearing copper in contact with their skin. Their compromise is to wear copper with silver on top, they call it fondly: “The best of two worlds”. Read the rest of this entry »
The double spiral represents an umbilical cord, the life-giving connection of body and soul. “If you feel lost while in deep meditation”, a Tibetan master taught Sergio, “just follow the silver cord back to yourself.” Read the rest of this entry »
Inspired by a bracelet worn by a Tuareg camel caravan leader Sergio met in Bamako, Mali, after he crossed the Sahara from Timbuktu. We had no shared language so he pointed to the bracelet while showing his, he agreed and they traded. Read the rest of this entry »
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