María Pérez

Biography: Maria has been a master jet artisan for 30 years. She started as a jeweler, but nowadays, working with jet is more important.

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Occupation Crafts person in fibre and textile crafts

She was born in the city of Gijón, but since 1997, she has been living in a small village with 15 inhabitants called La Madrera

Materials Description She works with jet and silver.Sometimes she uses other gemstones to create her pieces.

Type of involvement full-time paid job