Combine & Create Studio is a multi-medium space that showcases both my metalsmith jewelry collections and cyanotype art works. I never wanted to put a limit on my creativity by choosing one medium to work with. All of my work is an extension of myself and is ever evolving.

My jewelry collections are influenced by the divine forces of nature and my connection to my cultural spirituality as a Chicana artist. My hope is that when you wear a piece of my jewelry, you feel a little more connected to your inner ancestral self and to the earth around you. I’ve always possessed a creative spirit, and growing up I constantly explored new crafts and ways to express myself. By creating something out of nothing, using fire, metal, and natural treasures from the earth, I found myself transforming as well. Once I picked up my first torch, I was hooked by the alchemical process of forging metal.

Similarly, my Cyanotype works are photographs from my time spent in nature combined with my culturally symbolic collages of my ancestral heritage. I transform this imagrey through a elemental printing process which harnesses the power of all the natural elements (Fire, Earth, Air, and Water). Cyanotype is a non toxic photographic process using chemistry and sunlight that dates back to the 1840s created by botanist.

Combine&Create Studio launched in 2018 in Barrio Logan the arts and cultural district of San Diego.

Art Hub
2151 Logan ave San Diego CA 92113
Studio W (Open Sat-Sun 12-4) Hours can vary.

​To schedule an appointment or tour email: combineandcreate@gmail.com

Open Studio Hours (Saturday-Sunday) 12-4