Modern Native American Jewelry Inspired by the Sonoran Desert.
Handcrafted in Tucson, Arizona by Celeste Mills, the first female and one of the few silversmiths from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Welcome to Cactus Bloom Design
Cactus Bloom Design is a small hand crafted jewelry company based in Tucson, Arizona. All pieces are handmade by me, Celeste Mills.
I am the first female silversmith from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. My jewelry pieces are feminine, delicate and modern. My pieces are inspired by the plants and landscapes of the Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is teeming with life and beauty offering an endless source of inspiration.
About the Jewelry
Hand Carved
Feminine & Modern
Real
About the Artist - Celeste Mills
I've been in business since 2001. I am a self taught silversmith and artist. I love experimenting with innovative techniques, materials, and designs. My primary source of inspiration is the beautiful Sonoran Desert landscape that surrounds my home in Tucson, Arizona.
I grew up in the Sonoran Desert, which stretches from Southern Arizona into Northern Mexico. I love all of the plants, cacti, flowers, landscapes, and cultures of this area. They are all part of who I am.
My own cultures, Yaqui (Yoeme) and Mexican (my father is from Sonora, Mexico) can all be found as influences in my work, especially flowers, which are sacred to my tribe and blooming desert plants.
As the first female Yaqui silversmith, I am free to invent my own style and create pieces that are totally original. Since there are very few Yaqui silversmiths, I get to explore my own design aesthetic using my own influences. I make what I love and what I would want to wear. The result is a line of Native American Jewelry that is original, beautiful, delicate, modern and feminine.
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