Pérez Rodríguez, Marina
| Pérez Rodríguez, Marina | |
|---|---|
| Language | Asturian,Spanish |
| Date | 1992 |
| Contact | iain |
| Author | iain |
| Size | x x |
| Type | Artisan |
| Country | Scotland |
| Museum | Pérez Rodríguez, Marina |
| Omeka | Link |
| Talk Page | Link |
Marina Pérez Rodríguez was born in 1992 in Pruvia, a village in the municipality of Llanera (Asturias). She spent her childhood in the countryside, on her grandparents’ organic farm. They were pioneers in introducing organic horticulture in Asturias, and Marina spent much of her time there.She studied Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca, where she met Rodrigo. The couple later moved to Pontevedra and eventually settled in Oviedo, where they worked in the tourism sector. In 2018–2019, they moved to Tene, in the municipality of Quirós. It wasn’t a planned decision—they were looking for a rental home in a rural area and found a reasonably priced house there. Their first child, Antón, was born in Tene, and Marina began developing her craftwork in the textile sector. A few years later, they acquired their current home: a cabin on a large mountain estate, where they raise a flock of xalda sheep. Marina lives there with her family, cares for her children, and pursues a lifestyle based on craftsmanship, self-sufficiency, and harmony with the natural environment. In 2022, after the birth of her third child, Marina attended a course for women entrepreneurs in rural areas, organized by Camín Real de la Mesa, the local development agency for the region that includes Quirós. This course was the seed for her project and the business model she has developed as a craftswoman. Until then, she had been spinning her own wool at home, but she began outsourcing the spinning to a mill. Her production was very small, and she was still in a learning phase. Today, her work as a textile artisan has become well established, and she produces a variety of products under her brand La Flor Cerval.