With the west coast gearing up for Coachella and the east coast counting down to Jazz Fest, a whole nation of bohemian spirits is currently laying out their festival fashion. I am joining the masses and digging out my bohemian …
Contemporary Macrame Jewelry, Fashion and Interior Design
For many people, macramé conjures up images of owls and plant hangers amidst a tacky sea of out-dated decor. But there is so much more to the art of knotting than the owls and plant hangers of the sixties and seventies. …
Coco Paniora Salinas of Rumi Sumaq is a NICHE Awards Finalist
The NICHE Awards annual competition, in existence for over 20 years, recognizes originality, excellence and creative achievement of North American studio craft artists. Thousands of entries are received each year from professional and student artists. The entries are judged by …
Spring Collection
Happy Earth Day! No better day than Earth Day to introduce the Rumi Sumaq Spring Collection in its entirety. Inspired by Spring’s budding leaves, designer Coco Paniora Salinas set out to create a fiber jewelry collection in bloom. The technique …
Swinging Through Trees from the Spring Collection
As you may remember from our last post, Coco has spent the past few months creating a Spring 2013 Collection. The inspiration for the collection came from the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen’s call for artists for their “In Bloom” exhibition, …
Macrame Fiber Jewelry In Bloom
Coco is not normally a designer that plans ahead. Like many Native American artists, he is moved by the energy of the stones and lets the natural materials in each piece guide his creativity. Sometimes, however, the business side of …