This whimsical sterling silver bracelet designed by Maria Belen Nilson of Taxco features skeletons celebrating the “Day of the Dead”. This custom is celebrated throughout Mexico to honor loved ones and family members during the first week of November. The design is based up the illustrations of Jose Posada who is credited with the creation of the “Catrina” which symbolized the corrupt society in Mexico prior to the revoluction during the reign of Porfirio Diaz. The “Catrina” is currently associated with the customs surrounding the “Day of the Dead”.

This whimsical sterling silver necklace designed by Maria Belen Nilson of Taxco features skeletons celebrating the “Day of the Dead”. This custom is celebrated throughout Mexico to honor loved ones and family members during the first week of November. The design is based up the illustrations of Jose Posada who is credited with the creation of the “Catrina” which symbolized the corrupt society in Mexico prior to the revoluction during the reign of Porfirio Diaz. The “Catrina” is currently associated with the customs surrounding the “Day of the Dead”.

This whimsical sterling silver bracelet designed by Maria Belen Nilson of Taxco features skeletons celebrating the “Day of the Dead”. This custom is celebrated throughout Mexico to honor loved ones and family members during the first week of November. The design is based up the illustrations of Jose Posada who is credited with the creation of the “Catrina” which symbolized the corrupt society in Mexico prior to the revoluction during the reign of Porfirio Diaz. The “Catrina” is currently associated with the customs surrounding the “Day of the Dead”.

These feminine floral sterling silver pierced earrings by Maria Belen Nilson of Taxco are an interesting combination of delicacy with a substantial feel to the silver. They are not large in scale and very easy to wear on a daily basis.

This pin / pendant is an original interpretation by Maria Belen Nilson of Taxco of the sacred heart from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.