Princessa Inca ~ Vogue Mexico

 This beautiful spread of photographs is from Vogue Mexico of August 2011. It's titled Inca Princess and was photographed in Cusco Peru by photographer Michael Filonow featuring model Tiiu Kuik. I wanted to share this because I just returned from a trip to Peru where we stayed 10 days in Cusco and fell in love with the vivid colors and amazing scenery. I will be posting soon some of our pictures and experiences. Below is a the intro paragraph from Vogue Mexico in Spanish.

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Viajamos a Perú para dejarnos seducir por su luz y su magia únicas. La tendencia étnica se alía con la fascinación andina para transformarte en una suntuosa princesa inca de leyenda. Fotografiada por Michael Filonow, la modelo Tiiu Kuik nos transporta al folclore y gran colorido de este maravilloso país donde su riqueza cultural impacta a primera vista. Encuentra más sobre esta producción en la edición impresa de Vogue agosto.


click on the heart to see the complete photo shoot   ♥

Titilaka ~ eco travel

A beautiful eco lodge high up in the Andes of Peru. Just thought I'd share a few pics from Titilaka  ♥

Vintage treasures from Peru

I'm always on the look out for beautiful vintage things from Peru. I love taking something neglected and forgotten and give it a new life, showing others the beauty that I see in it. I found two treasures recently that I have been working on. A sterling silver llama pin from Peru. It was made with remarkable detail, I could see the llama's eyes, nose, mouth and it's thick wool. I wanted to make these details really stand out so I carefully cleaned the vintage pin and then gave it a rich dark oxidized coloring.





Next I gave the bundle he carries on his back a brushed silver texture so it contrasts nicely against the dark color and then polished the pin. The final touch was to give the llama a beautiful fine silk ribbon in a vivid berry color. Not only does this give the llama an elegant look but is typical in the Andes. The Andean people mark their llamas with colorful tassels in their ears or pompoms around their necks so the owner can easily identify them. To the left is a picture I took in Arequipa of a llama in the Colca Canyon high up in in the Andes mountains of Peru so you can see their colorful accessories. This adorable little llama is now ready for his new home. If you would like to know more about this pin or would like to purchase him he is now available in my shop, click HERE or on any of the pictures.  I mentioned I found two treasures, the other one is also a brooch but I will save that one for another post : )