Hello lovelies!

Welcome to another episode of Cosmic Heartist!

Thank you so much for being here. On this episode, we have a beautiful heartist from Cebu, Susanne Verallo. She is is a multidisciplinary jewelry artist and designer whose jewelry work explores themes of Filipino cultural identity through the lens of Philippine folklore and mythology.

Her brand Una Artesana, came about from a love of artisanal craft and a desire to connect to her ancient Filipino heritage. Each jewelry piece tells a story from Filipino mythology and folklore, and is intricately handmade by Susanne.

On this episode, we talk about:

• Susanne's jewelry making journey and how she shifted towards this path
• A creation myth from the Visayas
• The reminder that we all come from stardust, the reminder that god lives within each of us
• Susanne's creative process and how she created her pieces for her last collection of Talismans
• What are Talismans?
• Susanne's takeaways from her time studing in Italy
• Deep reminders of pre-colonial Philippines through stories, myths and folklore
• so much more!

To connect with Susanne, reach out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/una_artesana/ or check out her website: https://una-artesana.myshopify.com/.

To connect with me, reach out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karinatheheartist/

Catch you on the next episode!

With love,

Karina