Parque Mexico in La Condesa, CDMX
It’s Wednesday, January 11th, and I am sitting in my studio on this snowy day in Colorado, still thanking my lucky stars for what a beautiful year 2022 ended up being. In particular, getting to tour around to showcase my wares in some amazing destinations, along with good friends and plenty of good food, was a real treat. Thought you all might enjoy a little photo recap of said travels - specifically to Mexico City, and then rounding out the year in Austin. Enjoy!
The Carla Fernandez flagship store in Colonia Juarez, CDMX
Our first stop on Talisman Fine Jewelry’s World Tour 2022 was Mexico City, where we were joined by a group of friends (shout out to Bianca, Anthony and Bonnie!), as well as designers/artists Salihah Moore, Animal Handmade, Young in the Mountains, and Mario Zoots for a special pop-up shop at the flagship store of noteworthy Mexican designer Carla Fernandez. There’s no way I could possibly recap here all of the amazing food, art, architecture and cultural experiences we had while on this journey, but below are some highlights…
Checking out Mercado de Artesanias La Ciudadela with (from left) Bianca Parra, Anthony Duran and Bonnie Gregory.
A vendor with an authentic indigenous Tigre mask from the Guerrero region of Mexico
An artisan at work on gilded wooden crafts at La Ciudadela
Anthony and Bianca at Tacos Orinoco… we pretty much bee-lined there from the flight. IYKYK!
Cannot rave enough about the mish-mash of art deco, modernist, and colonial architecture that is Mexico City. This image was taken in La Condesa.
Bonnie peeping the Talisman Fine Jewelry setup at the Carla Fernandez pop-up event
The pop-up crew, including (from left): Salihah Moore, host Carla Fernandez, myself, Bianca Parra, Anthony Duran, Bonnie Gregory, and Hana from Young in the Mountains.
One of my favorite aspects of CDMX architecture was the creative use of formed concrete blocks, and their many textures.
A quick popover to Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo was definitely worth the journey
Diego Rivera’s personal collection of traditional Mexican cartonerias - including Judas, alebrijes, and other papier-mache figures.
Our group enjoyed many incredible meals… among them: this lunch at neighboring Masala y Maiz.
Even the public library in CDMX was awe-inspiring
The art deco influences abound
A street vendor of delicious tlacoyos, just up the street from Carla’s shop… thanks to Ben from Hoja in Denver for the recco :)
Next (final) stop last year was Austin, Texas, for a trunk show with Talisman stockist Good Company. Can I just say, I love these ladies so much?! We had a great time hanging, and I even managed to sneak in some more wonderful meals, a concert, and some explorations along S. Congress Ave.
All ways welcome in Austin! Gotta love the vibe at the Austin Motel, just down the road from Good Company’s S. Congress location.
Stockist Good Company’s South Congress Avenue location
Some of the Talisman wares at Good Company
Good Company’s oh-so-adorable Meredith Marker wearing the Plane Earrings and Mirror Eye Chain
Boss-lady Chandler Hedequist’s Talisman neck stack, including the Skinny Flow Chain, Linked Chain, and the Linear Y Necklace <3
Xmas in Austin
That’s all folks! Cheers to the new year… let’s see where 2023 brings me…