We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Maryury Maynard. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Maryury below.

Hi Maryury, thanks for joining us today. I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?

Oh! Yes, I am. It’s what I love to do most in my life.

Maryury, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

A long time ago someone told me to work with my hands and my creativity. I still didn’t understand, I didn’t know how to do it, until I contacted the world of ceramics, I made many pieces that didn’t seem very professional to me but the people I gave them to (yes, I gave them) thought they were beautiful, but I kept thinking which was not what I was most passionate about. The world of stones caught my attention and I began to make bracelets and necklaces. I experimented with other materials such as wood and glass but there was still something in my inner being that told me that I had to continue searching.
At the same time, more than 15 years ago, I became deeply involved in the spiritual world and also studied jewelry. There, and in an amazing way, my creativity “exploded” to create unique pieces, without a defined format. My connection with God has been increasing and so has my creativity. I also studied molten glass, and with the impossibility of being able to burn to melt, God rewarded me once again by giving me the technique of “drawing with metal on glass”, a technique that I developed for 5 years and that was very successful, except that In my country there were no longer imported materials for the development of that beautiful technique. I think that in a not so long period of time, I will make them again.
I think, feel and live day by day the presence of God in everything I undertake, in my entire life, and believe me that when I sit down to make pieces of jewelry, I simply ask God for His presence and that is like the magic wand, Images come to mind of what will be, (starting with a simple stone), a great work of art, because that is what I call what I do with the direction of the Divine world. That’s why I say that I make “Jewels with purpose”
Well, sometimes my emotions are low and that way there is no possibility of doing any work that has to involve creativity.
Every time I finish and see the result, I thank God a thousand times for allowing me to make one more piece.
The emotional and spiritual connection make my work something of full enjoyment, my work space has varied over time, from sitting on a bunk bed (I will never forget my first pair of earrings on that bed), a desk little; a dining room table; a little table that was my dining table and at the same time was a night table, because when I emigrated from my country, Venezuela, and having lost all my material possessions, I went through very hard times but of great gratitude to God because He has never abandoned me or abandons me
Now I have a comfortable and beautiful space, more than enough to work comfortably, I also have a wonderful view that also inspires me a lot. I think that being connected with nature gives me more peace and serenity. I remember when I was in that bed, or on that small table, where I had nothing but walls, I listened to music so I could produce my jewelry pieces. And I still think that we must find what helps us and makes us connect with our inner being to be able to move forward with joy and gratitude, above all a lot of Gratitude.
I remember that on many occasions I was very stressed because I was not seeing results and I would put an amethyst stone on my solar plexus and lie down on the floor to breathe for a period of 20 minutes or so, or however long it would take to regain my balance. emotional. Or I would also put a quartz necklace on my neck, and while sitting I would breathe steadily until my mind and body were restored.
From now until the end of my life (I hope my contract with God is still for a few more years) I will be leaving you my legacy, not only as a jewelry artist, but as a connoisseur of the emotional and spiritual part of the human being. , a matter that has taken me more than 40 years to know and experience. I hope it is for your help.
“God is the Light that unifies, and administers the eternal prosperity, development and abundance of everything in the world”

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

Yes, every time I prepare to make a piece of jewelry I ask God that the person who owns it may receive His blessing, His Divine Light.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most significant aspect is creating one of a kind pieces. Different from the common denominator.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.designbymaryury.com
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