Silver Jewelry in Guanajuato

There are lots of places to buy silver jewelry in Guanajuato. Just about every shop has some, there are women in the Jardine who walk around with open boxes full and tables set up in alleys. One shop in particular was my all time favorite. The sad thing is, if a fellow student hadn't mentioned it to my sister, I may have missed it all together.                            

Meet Gabriel Anaya Barba, the artist and shop keeper of Corazon De Plata (Silver Heart). He makes and sells beautiful silver jewelry and also sells some of what his friends and his teacher make. It is all original and quite irresistible. He moved to his new location 4 months ago from Valencia.

My last evening in Guanajuato I spent time in Gabriel's shop getting to know him a little. He showed me the tools he uses to make his jewelry. They are pieces of cars that he has modified to make the perfect tools. He then showed me how they work and gave me a flat silver bird to remember him by. I then showed him my tin snips and cut up some tin and showed him how I make a bird. Gabriel doesn't speak English and of course my limited Spanish doesn't include the vocabulary I needed for talking about tools. So drawings seemed to work in this case and I wish I had taken a photograph of them.

The bracelets on the glass shelf are made with pieces of broken talavera ( Mexican ceramic plates) and come in a variety of colors. Now that is excellent recycling.

                                                                               

My photographs just don't do the jewelry justice.   I hope when you go to Guanajuato that you will look up Gabriel and see the jewelry for yourself.   

His shop is across the street and a tad south of the stairs to the University.  Actual address is,     Lascurain de Retana No. 2       Col.Centro C.P. 36000     Guanajuato, Gto. Mexico                                 (Frenta al Templo de la Compania) ph.119.5597     His shop maybe called the Silver Heart but Gabriel has a heart of gold. 

See updated post  about Corazon De Plata on October 11,2008                                                    

Comments

[silver bracelet]

I Like that earrings. it is very nice jewelery.
Great work..

[Marcia Ohlemiller]

I went crazy buying frog jewelry in Guanajuato in 2007. I was in Corazon de Plata and met Gabriel and bought some frogs from him. One I believe I got there is a pendant with a pink mother of pearl back. I have been searching for earrings to go with it but it's hard to match such a fabulous design.

[Maura]

I love his earrings, I bought some on my last trip to guanajuato.

Dr. maura garcia

[Local Jewellery Shops]

These are very nice and interesting jewelries. Very unique, creative and innovative. I give a hats off to the jewelry maker. Nice work!

[Glamour And Company Online Jewelry Store]

Yes, the pictures don't do the pieces justice, but you can tell that they are handmade works of art. Great stuff!

[somepinkflowers]

~~~~I hope
when you go to Guanajuato
that you will look up
Gabriel
and see the jewelry
for yourself.~~~

ohohoho,
jenny,
are you talkin' to me?

:-)

i think maybe
you are...

PS--my little tin bird
has settled in
nicely
here...
just wanted you to know.

i never bought any snips
but tried out
my neighbor's...
AND
let us just say,
i will be buying
all my tin birds from you
as
i love ALL my fingers...

[rochambeau]

I just reread, your bird and your ability to communicate and teach each other was your gift!

[rochambeau]

Gabriel's works and his DISPLAYS are magnificent!
Thank you for taking me along!
Did you buy yourself a surprise?

[stephanie]

Jenny, I'm sure he was amazed at your tin birds..wasn't he?

His work looks very interesting and the display and space..love it.

The best places are those off the beaten track, the trick is how to find them...