The legacy of William Spratling is the powerful motivator
of a collaboration between the last of the generation of Taxco master silversmiths
and the rural women artisans of Tecalpulco, a village in the Municipio of Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero.

The jewelry employs old-fashioned jewelry-making arts
to fashion ornamental esthetic objects worthy of a museum.

Maestro Marcial Chavez Embriz and the women artisans re-create these timeless pieces.

Certificate of Authenticity

The images linked-to here represent the Spratling Renaissance Project in the jewelry workshop of Marcial Chavez Embriz

Maestro and Apprentice * training of the new generation of Taxco silversmiths
* learning silversmithing arts * the last of the Spratling silversmiths *
Mesoamerican Motifs in .925 Silver Jewelry Art * Timeless Silver Masterworks
* Spratling Renaissance Reproductions * 29 November 2005 *
Silver Ball and Tube Necklace * 02 December 2005 * Soldering in the Shop *
William Spratling and the Mexican Silver Renaissance *
Mexican Silver 20th Century * Classic Silver Brooch with Obsidian Stone *
Soldering Tube * Filing and Sanding * Making Silver Necklace * Soldering *
31 Diciembre 2005 * 5 January 2006 * 8 January 2006 * Jewelry Workshop *
Silversmith Hands * Master and Student * Silversmith Tools * Jewelers Saw *

This extraordinary series of images represents the life of a Taxco silver jewelry workshop of the Spratling Renaissance

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Now, you are welcome to hear this beautiful song
composed in honor of the great William Spratling