Artisan An artisan Contact info@negroazabache.es Author iain Email The email address of the museum. info@negroazabache.es Phone The phone number 608 00 78 42 Biographical Text Sveta was born in Leningrad, but from a young age, she moved to Spain. A key point in her biography is that she had a stable job in an office, which was very stressful for her. At that time, her partner gave her a jewelry-making course as a gift, which she loved and enjoyed from the very first day. After a year of classes, Sveta began to think about dedicating herself to jewelry professionally. At the same time, she started a jet jewelry course (azabachería) with María Pérez. While she was taking the course, she was laid off from her paid job. This led her to make a definitive decision: to fully dedicate herself to the art of jet jewelry. With the money she received from the layoff, she started buying the tools for her workshop, initially opting for second-hand ones because professional tools are quite expensive. She has now been working in this craft for two years. In addition, she also works as a shop assistant in the store owned by María Pérez in the town of Villaviciosa, where she also handles some of the repair requests that come into the shop. External ID LAPONTE_PR_04 Knowledge Acquisition In a jewelry-making course and in another course on jet carving taught by the artisan María Pérez. Knowledge Transfer She has also taken a few short one-day courses. Field Worker Carmen Pérez Maestro Gender female Area Relation incomer Occupation metalwork Involvment full-time paid job knowledge1 It is essential to recognize that the raw material used is authentic Jurassic jet, to understand its unique characteristics, and to be well-versed in the carving techniques required for working with it. Additionally, it is crucial to be familiar with the techniques employed in jewelry craftsmanship. material1 Sterling silver, Jurassic jet from Villaviciosa, and some semi-precious stones. material2 She buys the silver from a national distributor, though she does not know which mine it comes from. The jet is local, collected from spoil heaps and purchased from the son of an artisan who no longer works with jet. The semi-precious stones are of unknown origin, and she is currently searching for companies that practice ethical sourcing of these stones. material3 It does not generate any waste. production1 She applies jewelry techniques to work the silver (incluida la fundición) and the with jet. Cutting, carving, and polishing are the processes followed to work the stone. production2 90% of her tools are second-hand. For jewelry making, she uses manual tools (such as a jeweler’s saw, hammers, and a hand file). For working with jet, she uses dental prosthetic tools that operate with a micromotor, such as diamond discs and tungsten carbide burs. She also uses an electric polishing machine. production3 One of her favorite tools is a small file, the first tool she bought when she was still a jewelry student. She believes that it allows her to finish her pieces much better. production4 Electricity production5 The dust produced when carving the jet is collected and mixed with glue to repair pieces, helping the repairs blend in with a black color. workshop Her workspace is located in her own home, furnished with second-hand furniture as well as pieces she made herself. It’s a small room (about 20 square meters) with a large window. products1 She creates personal adornment pieces such as earrings, pendants, and rings. One of her distinctive features is making jewelry that uses jet almost in its raw form. Currently, most of her work consists of custom orders or the restoration of pieces brought in by clients. products2 For sale products3 At markets and in the artisan María Pérez’s shop. products4 Most of her products are custom orders from individuals and repairs. products5 yes products6 The custom orders come from local people, while the pieces sold at markets and in the shop are mostly purchased by tourists. products7 No tourism1 People from other places also buy her pieces. On one occasion, she coordinated with a tour guide to showcase the craft of jet jewelry. tourism2 “When I’m at coastal markets, basically the summer ones, I sell much more to tourists than to local people, unfortunately, because visitors from outside have a much higher purchasing power than the locals, and that’s very sad…” partnership She is the president of the "Association for the Defense of Jurassic Jet." challenges1 The generational handover is a challenge, as there is no raw material available because the mines are closed and reopening them is not permitted. Raising awareness about the properties of Jurassic jet compared to other materials like lignite is important. Documenting the work processes is also essential, as well as promoting the ancestral history of this craft. challenges2 “Jet has thousands of years of history. The oldest piece we have in the archaeological museum is dated between 17,000 and 19,000 years old, and it will disappear with us—the only artisans of this generation—because we cannot reopen the mines.” references https://www.lne.es/villaviciosa/2025/04/13/svetlana-poutilina-prueba-distinga-azabache-116214877.html Social Media The social media links. instagram,https://www.instagram.com/negroazabache.joyas/; Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://culturality.museum/wiki/index.php/Poutilina,_Swetlana Prim Media 1197 Shop https://negroazabache.es/product-category/joyeria-tradicional/ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Swetlana Poutilina Type The nature or genre of the resource Artisan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982 Language A language of the resource Spanish Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 578 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived artisans,asturiasmap Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,43.368135,-5.587614; Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Poutilina, Swetlana Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://negroazabache.es/ Country The name of the country of the data provider or “Europe” in the case of Europe-wide projects. Spain