HELLO,

I AM SIGI CONTRERAS, JEWELRY DESIGNER, PROUD MEXICAN BORN IN NAYARIT AND CURRENTLY LIVING IN PUERTO  VALLARTA. WHEN I WAS A CHILD I LOVED SINGING, DANCING AND DREAMING AS EVERYONE DOES AT THAT AGE, AND IT WAS IN MY CHILDHOOD WHEN I DISCOVERED THE WORLD OF CRAFT MAKING. I GRATEFULLY REMEMBER HOW MUCH I ENJOYED MY FAMILY IN THE MAKING OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS FOR THE SEASON, SINCE THIS WAS FOR ME VERY EXITING I COULD SPEND HOURS HELPING IN THESE LABORS.

EVEN THOUGH I NEVER VISUALIZED MYSELF WORKING IN THIS WONDERFUL FIELD, IT WAS IN 2003 THAT CHANCE MADE ME FIND MY TRUE PASSION: DESIGNING AND MAKING JEWELRY. I RECEIVED ALL THE MOTIVATION AND SUPPORT FROM MY PARENTS TO START AND MAKE IT DURING A YEAR WHILE I WAS RECOVERING FROM A SERIOUS ILLNESS.

MY DESIGNING STYLE HAS EVOLVED THROUGH THE YEARS. I STARTED MAKING CASUAL AND SIMPLE THINGS. BUT NEVERTHELESS MY INSATIABLE DESIRE OF LEARNING LEAD ME TO DISCOVER NEW JEWELRY MAKING TECHNIQUES LIKE SEED BEADING, BEAD EMBROIDERY, WIRE WORK, AND LATER POLYMER CLAY. I AM AMAZED AT HOW THESE MATERIALS ALLOW ME TO ACHIEVE FINE AND ELEGANT CREATIONS THAT ARE AS BEAUTIFUL AS JEWELRY MADE WITH PURE GOLD AND PRECIOUS GEMSTONES.

I PUT ALL MY EFFORT, LOVE AND DEDICATION IN EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF JEWELRY THAT I MAKE, FROM THE SIMPLEST PAIR OF EARRINGS TO THE MOST INTRICATE NECKLACE. I ALWAYS TRY TO PUSH MYSELF A LITTLE HARDER TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW OR MODIFY SOME OF MY KNOWLEDGE TO GET BETTER RESULTS IN MY ARTWORK.

I HOPE WHOEVER READS THIS WILL FIND DELIGHT IN MY JEWELRY DESIGNS, NEW FRIENDS WHO CAN SUPPORT AND HELP ME GROW AS A PERSON AND AN ARTIST ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR MY DREAMS TO COME TRUE.                          

                                          Sigi Contreras