This handmade creation is offered in partnership with NOVICA, in association with National Geographic. Rosa Tomatis creates a powerful design for her Chankas collection, that captures the courage and bravery of the Chankas people of ancient Peru, who fought against the Inca. The bracelet features cotton cord clad in sleek braided leather in a rich brown hue with three equidistant sterling silver rings.

Product Features:

• Dimensions: 8.75" L x 0.3" W
• Weight: 0.46 oz
• Colors: Brown, Silver
• Material: 925 sterling silver and leather-covered cotton cord
• Bracelet style: Braided
• Clasp: S-hook or hook
• Finish: High polish
• Care instructions: Avoid contact with water
• Made in Peru

Story Behind The Art:

I feel a need to express something, and this is what motivates me to paint. My canvases and monotypes show scenes of light - clean and floating like a dance of life. Rosa Tomatis was born in Lima on August 7, 1948. She studied in a number of art workshops that were especially valuable for the function of design. Her artistic formation was achieved in the Universidad Catolica, while her paintings are inclined toward the surreal and playful abstraction. When I was very young, my family saw my natural instinct for drawing, so they found an art teacher for me. Thus I followed this path, and I found it more and more beautiful, Tomatis says. When I was a little girl, I loved to hear stories. But I always asked that they be in color. When they had a sad ending, I'd insist it be changed to a happy one. That was many years ago. But when I hear a sad tale, I still want to change it to have a happy ending.

I'm a painter but as a girl I learned all about leather, as my father worked with tanners. My brother Rodolfo Tomatis is also a Novica featured artisan [with leather handbags]. I design and work with leather, and I also craft jewelry. With both, I select the very best materials. I love to mix natural elements with silver. Sometimes I give it a rustic finish; other times I like a shiny surface. I feel a need to express something, and this is what motivates me to paint. My canvases and monotypes show scenes of light - clean and floating like a dance of life. I'd love to be able to reach you with my work - feel that somehow my message reaches you - and share it with everyone. Tomatis has shown her work widely though out Peru, the United States, Germany and Italy, and her works appear in many collections worldwide.

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