Cottonwoods have long been associated with the Rio Grande along whose banks the tall trees flourish. They flower in the spring as the river floods its banks and their leaves come out in the heat of summer. The leaves have a unique flash and shimmer in the cool breezes that run along the life giving river.

The brilliant display of a peacock opening its grand feathers is a sign of luck and well-being. If you happen across it while strolling along the trails beside the Rio Grande you are double blessed. The resilient peacock makes a home wherever it goes offering beauty and inspiration.

1 1/2” wide and 2” drop, stainless steel earwire and components

OROPOPO is a husband and wife duo who make jewelry, bags and objects in their Albuquerque studio drawing from the iconography of the American Southwest.

Karole's professional background is in architecture and structural engineering. The Oropopo name is from her birthplace on the coast of Venezuela. Grady is a native of New Mexico, a writer, and literary editor; he has specialized in desert literature and its aesthetics. Together, they refine a narrative that associates site and culture with contemporary technology.