Feature Mexican Artist: Flor Zamora

As with most artists, Flor Zamora expresses beauty, life and femininity in all that she does: both as a dancer and as a designer. Flor came to Canada with her husband. As a well respected architect, Luis came to Canada as a Skilled Worker with a Permanent Resident. This means that he obtained a job in his field, before coming to Canada. Not only did they leave behind family and loved ones, they also left behind Flor's dance studio where she taught traditional Mexican Dance.

It was only natural for Ocean to ask Flor, who had been teaching the girls a bit of Spanish, if she would do a dance at the event. Flor readily agreed.

She described the dance:

About the dance we did prepare a traditional dance and we will use traditional dresses. This dance is called la tortuga del arena (turtles on the beach) Legends and traditions have always played an important part in the history and culture of Mexico, often they are a mix of history and imagination and they are kept alive by oral tradition, Mexican people like to express their legends, interests or daily activities through dances and songs La tortuga del arena tells the  story of women going to the  beach, looking for turtle eggs to rescue them  and help little turtles to  return to the sea.

Not only is Flor a beautiful dance, she is also a designer for Balaam. Again in her own words:

My jewellery business (Balaam) is very small but I have 2 jewellery makers and 5 more people working for me in Mexico, my sister in law and I began  this business one year ago, both design jewellery pieces and hand bags. The economy in Mexico is getting worse every day but our country is rich in natural resources,  Balaam  wants to show people around the world the beauty of our country and people.

BALAAM inspiration.

BALAAM jewelry tells the story of Mayan people, BALAAM is the Mayan word for Jaguar,  for the Mayan people symbolized light, abundance and empowerment ,the beginning and ending of  a circle, the soul of the day and the night.

BALAAM designs.

Timeless, Elegant and Wearable

You’ll fall in love with these original sterling silver and semi-precious stone necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets. These designs are limited editions with only a limited number of pieces crafted per year, some of them are one of a kind .

BALAAM first collection  has over 50 pieces available for sale, made with 925 pure silver ,mother of pearl, shell, red and  black coral, fresh water pearl, black pearl, pink pearl, black wood, agate ,tiger eye, turquoise, Amethyst, Onyx, etc.

 Please let us know if you are interested in any of her pieces.