Peruvian jewelry pieces are caringly handcrafted by artisans indigenous to Peru, and these pieces form wearable handcrafted art. Pieces showcase local artists’ styles and abilities to mold stone, metal and sometimes cloth, into beautiful one-of-a kind wearable art. Each earring, necklace, or bracelet, though unique and elegant, is functional as well.
Just as one can identify which artist created any given painting, one can look at fine Peruvian Jewelry and find that each piece represents and is identifiable with a given region and sometimes a particular artist. Each piece is soldered and molded according the artist’s personal artistic sensibilities, not by a third-party or an accountant looking to create multiple pieces that all look the same lacking creativity and character. Since the pieces are infused with the personalities of the artists, they are often inspired by personal experiences and the environment that the artists live in. Some are vibrant and colorful, while others are stayed and elegant. Not only is this handcrafted art design intensive, it’s labor intensive, requiring at times weeks to finish a piece.
Peruvian jewelry is often innovative, yet the pieces are of impeccable quality, crafted by artists familiar with the timeless traditions of jewelry making. As they are not being created in a factory by machine, every piece will slightly vary, but that simply gives each additional character and buyers a greater variety of designs to choose from. The craftsmanship and care that goes into each piece is astonishing, but that’s what makes Peruvian handcrafted earrings be considered art.
