New Jewellery

Here I am making some new jewellery before leaving Arequipa. We will be heading towards Lago Titicaca, Bolivia, Argentina and then to Chile, and we wanted to leave with the "asas" full off jewellery (mostly earrings). Here I am cutting "chapas" of bronze, copper and "alpaca" with which I make earrings and bracelets. I cut them with a special scissors, then I have to file and polish the peaces and then hammer with a round hammer to give it its texture. I then make the holes that are needed and place the stones etc. Quite a bit of work, but a lot of fun since it's my first time working with the material in this manner!