ArteSana’s Approach
Handmade with Intention.
“Artesana” means female artisan in Spanish and this word also contains two words within it: Arte meaning “art” and Sana meaning “heals”.
In a world where we are surrounded by the mass produced, I wished to go back to the beginning of my path and re-start again making what I love.
Handicrafts, the beauty of nature and knowledge sharing, are the things that resonate deep within me.
With this in mind, I created my artisan brand in 2019: ArteSana Handmade Designs.
“Passionate about handicrafts
and inspired by collecting
beautiful things from nature,
I have been crocheting,
designing and producing
gemstone wire work jewellery
for many years, in Argentina,
in France and now in Luxembourg.”
la meta es el camino
Since I was a child, I was captivated by the shapes, patterns, and luminous sparkle of stones. I remember eagerly waiting for Sundays, the day when my parents would prepare mate and take my brother and me “al parque”. This family ritual every Sunday was at an old airport in a beautiful city in the north of Argentina. There was a shop there, with beautiful stones (called geodes) of different shapes and colours. That was my favorite place, where I could spend hours and hours contemplating the beauty of those stones that carry the memory of the creation of the world, a fusion of minerals and elements of Mother Nature.
As I grew up, I learned to find geodes on the paths of the red earth roads. We broke them with a hammer, and a piece of rock would become two halves full of small quartz crystals sparkling the colours of the rainbow.
Traveling across my country, from north to south and east to west, I used to keep (asking permission first to the Pachamama) a little memory of my experiences from each place: quartz, amethysts, agates, branches, seeds, stones from lakes, rivers, and mountains.
With my hands, I began to give new forms to these objects of nature, and thus they were transformed into ornaments: miniature paintings, amulets, or rough stones that when polished, became crystalline agates.
I loved washing the stones with rainwater and putting them in the sun. Those were moments of calm and simplicity, I took time to observe them and discovered shapes of landscapes, faces, and trees within.
As a teenager, I discovered the “Ferias Artesanales” in Buenos Aires. I used to love spending hours and hours observing, appreciating every conversation, every discovery of the craft and gemstone world. Each artisan imprinted their own artistic signature in their manufacture of ornaments and jewelry with materials such as stones, sterling silver, bronze, and alpaca.
All of the creations displayed on this website have been designed and handcrafted in Luxembourg.
Over the time, I fell in love with stones that came from all corners of the world and inspired me to travel: moonstone, green tourmaline, black tourmaline, sunstone, garnet, ruby, pyrite, onyx, aquamarine, emerald, obsidian, tiger’s eye…
Step by step, I became an “aficionado” of their characteristics, their symbolism, and their energy. Every free moment became a time to create: I learned the art of ceramics, wood, painting, calligraphy, weaving, crochet, plant-based dyes, batik, dried flowers, and finally, different jewelry-making techniques.
Deeply Grateful for everything Nature gives us and to connect with my roots, ArteSana Handmade Designs was born. Because creating and making unique pieces of jewellery comes naturally to me, and I enjoy every moment of the process: from carefully selecting gemstones to creating an harmonious design that invites my hands to take action. With attention to detail, I put a vibration full of love so that each piece becomes unique for someone unique.
My purpose is to offer handmade jewellery to embrace your inner-beauty, providing that special and unique touch that will complement your authenticity.
By showing our own authenticity, we become the artisans of our life, and contribute with our grain of sand, to a better world.
With love & light,
Verónica