Alexandra Soto, creator of here Ecological Jewelry, talks about her work with orange peels, zapote pepas, peach or seeds.
Biodiversity week and between conferences, colorful stands and the aroma of local products, A showcase steals the eyes of those who approach with curiosity. It is not gold, nor silver that shines, but orange peels, zapote pepas, peach or Seeds transformed into unique pieces that tell silent stories of nature.
There it is Alexandra Soto, creator of Acaí Ecological Jewelry, a woman who found in the tiny a Caleño project that transforms what many consider waste into unique pieces that celebrate nature and circular economy.
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Alexandra smiles as she delicates a couple of earrings made with Amazonian seeds such as Açaí and Naidí. His voice is calm, but firm, when he explains that each piece that manufactures is born from a patient process: respectful collection, artisanal treatment and imagination that turns what many see as simple matter into a symbol of resilience.
“The seeds keep memory”, He says, and in his phrase the spirit of his entire project fits. They are not just accessories, they are fragments of biodiversity that remind us that life always seeks to bloomeven in the most adverse conditions.
The project was born after a personal crisis by Alexandra, Lupus appeared in his life as a difficulty that then led her to look for new ways to make a living and That is when he found a life path in sustainability.
He began painting; He could barely hold the brush in his trembling hands for the disease. Then came the first designs: pieces created with seeds that his father collected in his native Guacaría municipality of Valle, Small life bracelets that seemed to save the message of a second chance.
“Each seed is like me, it seemed forgotten, but in my hands it made sense again with a little self -love. This is how I was born here, A green venture that today is present in the first edition of Biodiversity Week, Surrounded by researchers, entrepreneurs and authorities that celebrate the natural wealth of the country, “he says while accommodating a bracelet that shines with intense earth tones and green.
Today, their creations not only represent an alternative of income, but also a way of inspiring the community about the hidden value that exists in each seed and in each fruit of the Earth.
At 44 years old and as a single mother of a teenager of 15, Alexandra not only builds a livelihood for her family: It also gives to the world pieces that are true symbols of life. Each butterfly necklace, jacaranda seed bracelet or inírida flower converted into slopes, requires patience: Clean the seed, shape it, color it, combine it with materials such as nuts or wooden accounts.
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“In a world where fast fashion and accelerated consumption seem to be imposed, with my jewelry I offer a pause: a call to look at the essential, to bring the history of the earth on the skin. I insist a lot that my creations are not mere ornaments, but pieces loaded with meaning, born of respect and love for living, “he added.
Young, adults and even representatives of the international delegation stop, listen, ask, are surprised. Maybe because in those seeds turned into jewels they recognize what we forget so many times: that true wealth is in the biodiversity that surrounds us.
Source: Integrated information system
