{"id":4865,"date":"2012-12-08T07:53:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-08T14:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ann-tran.com\/?p=4865"},"modified":"2013-10-10T14:39:37","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T21:39:37","slug":"jewelry-that-speaks-love-to-mothers-and-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ann-tran.com\/2012\/12\/jewelry-that-speaks-love-to-mothers-and-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewelry That Speaks Love to Mothers and Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meeting Martha Duran, partner at Mishky jewelry designs<\/strong><\/a>, in Miami. \u00a0She hails from the advertising industry and is an award-winning creative graphic designer. \u00a0As we talked, I became enchanted with the \u00a0concept behind her jewelry design company. \u00a0Martha and her partner, Tita Navia, have developed a business model that embraces the concept of \u201cjewelry with social responsibility\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/td>\n\u00a0My Mama For Me \u2013 Helping Mothers Stay at Home<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe main Mishky product is a collection of beautiful, handmade bracelets in adjustable widths. \u00a0Artisans bead the bracelets with high quality glass beads or weave them on Egyptian looms using silver, brass, tin, or recycled rubber in a variety of rich hues.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nEach bracelet has a symbol embedded within its design. \u00a0Symbols include peace, love, friendship, and the circle of energy. \u00a0Artisans create the symbols by hammering the metal by hand or using the filigree technique of shaping a very thin thread of silver into a symbol. \u00a0All of the bracelets include the Mishky distinctive knotting system, allowing the wearer to adjust the bracelet to the desired length.
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<\/td>\nThrough Mishky\u2019s\u00a0Mi Mama Para Mi<\/em>\u00a0program<\/strong><\/a>, (“My mom for me”), the Mishky team trains women from low-income areas in Colombia in the art of jewelry design and creation. \u00a0This teaches the women important skills, while allowing them to work from home. \u00a0Each bracelet represents one hour of work at home and more time for mothers to spend with their children in the home environment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe beautiful Mishky jewelry designs have also touched the lives and hearts of the Putumayo people inhabiting the Colombian Amazon region. \u00a0These talented artisans bring Mishky designs to life. \u00a0By learning the skills that make up the jewelry design trade, these people make an honorable living and support their families in a peaceful setting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nI received two of the beautiful bracelets as a gift and I just love them. \u00a0Every time I don one of these wearable works of art, I think of the children who have been blessed by the Mishky\u00a0Mi Mama Para Mi<\/em>\u00a0program. \u00a0These children now have their mothers working from home, earning a living, and sharing love with them. \u00a0The mothers provide an example for their children as well \u2013 an example of dignity and ethical priority.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMartha and Tita recently introduced new pieces into their already amazing collection. One new line includes silver-and gold-plated hypoallergenic pieces that are nickel-free. \u00a0Another symbolizes the love of nature written on the hearts of all who live \u2013 or want to live \u2013 environmentally conscious lives by glamorizing soda-can rings and other typically discarded items. \u00a0Finally, they\u2019ve added a chakra-based line of bracelets called \u201cThe Row.\u201d Each row draws inspiration from the colors connected to the seven chakras that some people believe to control our lives and spirits.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSurely, there\u2019s a design that speaks to you in the gorgeous Mishky collection of socially responsible bracelets. I am simply in love with the mission and the giving spirit manifested in this amazing organization.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/em>Photography by Ann Tran<\/em><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Meeting Martha Duran, partner at Mishky jewelry designs, in Miami. \u00a0She hails from the advertising industry and is an award-winning creative graphic designer. \u00a0As we talked, I became enchanted with…Posted on<\/span>