María Pacheco
Glass Bead and Leather Wrap Bracelet in Green and Blue 'Budding Spring'
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This Glass Bead and Leather Wrap Bracelet in Green and Blue 'Budding Spring' by Independent Artisans is an eye-catching accessory that captures the essence of a blossoming spring. Created by Weaving Hands of Atitlan, a collective founded by Guatemalan entrepreneur María Pacheco, this wrap bracelet is a testament to the power of community and design. It features a myriad of tiny glass beads in shades of blue and green, intricately woven with leather. Each piece symbolizes dreams, hope, and unity, providing wearers with a meaningful connection to a social system that empowers artisans and transforms cycles of poverty into circles of prosperity.
María Pacheco is a Guatemalan entrepreneur whose work bridges science, community, and design. Trained as a biologist, she later studied agriculture in New York before returning home with a vision to transform cycles of poverty into circles of prosperity. After witnessing firsthand the struggles of families in refugee camps and rural villages, she founded Wakami, named after the Kaqchikel Maya word for “it already is.” Wakami connects rural artisans, most of them women, with global markets, creating income opportunities that improve nutrition, education, and stability for more than 500 families. At its heart, Wakami is both a design brand and a social system, producing handmade jewelry that symbolizes dreams, hope, and unity. Each piece carries the spirit of collaboration and the belief that individual dreams are powerful, but collective dreams are unstoppable, offering wearers a meaningful connection to purpose and possibility.
Handcrafted in Guatemala from glass and crystal beads, leather, nylon cord, and a zamac button clasp, this wrap bracelet measures 21 to 22.5 inches in length by 0.4 inches in width. The color, size, and motif may vary slightly due to its handmade nature.
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