The Huichol Center

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i spent some WOW days recently at The Huichol Center in huejuquilla el alto designing the new HUICHOL LOVE bracelet line.

Look out, y'all.

HUICHOL LOVE earrings

The Alchymista Shop is up and running!

A portion of the HUICHOL LOVE earring collection is now available online!

I've also created a Facebook Page for HUICHOL LOVE.

We'll be living in Mexico soon! 21 days 'til takeoff....

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i recently spent a remarkable week at the huichol center in huejuquilla el alto, jalisco. At the center they raise turkeys, rabbits, and organic chickens and grow their own vegetables while employing, training, and educating the huichol people.

while i was there, we finalized the HUICHOL LOVE earring line and began work on the line of HUICHOL LOVE bracelets.

my time there grew me in countless ways. i'll be back.

Herndon Heald

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For 7 years I had the pleasure of owning Herndon Heald with 2 great friends, Mark and Naomi Herndon. We decided to let go of Herndon Heald so that we could each pursue other passions.

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Thanks to all of you who wear our jewelry and to Sundance Catalog for continuously supporting us through the years. It was fun.

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HUICHOL LOVE

I first encountered the Huichol people over a decade ago while traveling through Mexico. The Huichols are considered to be one of the last surviving pre-Columbian cultures in the world and, like many indigenous peoples around the globe that are facing modernity, their vibrant culture is in danger of vanishing.

I am honored to now be working with the Huichol people and The Huichol Center for Cultural Survival in the creation of a fine jewelry collection. Every piece of fair trade HUICHOL LOVE Jewelry is hand beaded by the Huichol people in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico and finished in my studios in Austin, TX and Sayulita, Mexico. A portion of the HUICHOL LOVE collection is available now online and at JM Drygoods in Austin, TX.