Betsy Flores

Black Sheep

@betsyflores

Location

los angeles / united states

University

the fashion institute of design and merchandising

Graduation year

2006

Main Manufacturing Countries

united states

ORIGINS | : ART IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL, IT CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. AFTER A DECADE OF DESIGNING APPAREL IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, BETSY DECIDED TO TAKE A MORE SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO HER ART, AND STARTED A COLLECTION OF ACCESSORIES AND TALISMANS TO CREATE MORE RESPONSIBLY. THIS COLLECTION WAS CREATED TO HONOR NATURE, HEALING AND SELF EMPOWERMENT. CONSCIOUSLY CRAFTED, THESE RE-IMAGINED OBJECTS ARE GIVEN NEW LIFE AND EMBELLISHED WITH A GENUINE STONE. THESE REINCARNATED PIECES OF WEARABLE ENERGY ARE CRAFTED TO INFUSE TRANSFORMATION INTO YOUR LIFE.

CONSCIOUS CREATIONS | : WE BELIEVE IN CREATING WITHOUT CREATING WASTE, AND WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO DO SO. THE GENUINE STONES WE USE ARE CAREFULLY CURATED FROM LOCAL INDEPENDENT COLLECTORS IN LOS ANGELES OR ON SITE FROM SACRED MINES IN BRAZIL. OUR LOCALLY SOURCED ELEMENTS ARE ALWAYS UPCYCLED FROM FRAGMENTS OF VINTAGE FINDINGS, MANUFACTURING DEADSTOCK AND MADE WITHOUT THE PRACTICE OF LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION. EACH PIECE IS HANDMADE BY THE DESIGNER IN HER LOS ANGELES STUDIO. WITH EACH COLLECTION, WE CREATE PIECES THAT TRANSCEND SEPARATION, CONTINUALLY STRIVING TO EVOLVE SOCIAL MINDSETS AND BOUNDARIES. WE BELIEVE IN CONSCIOUS DESIGN, THROUGH IT DESIGNERS AND CONSUMERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

CUSTOM WORK | : FOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN REMEMBER, BETSY HAS HAD A DEEP SENSE OF EMPATHY AND INTUITION. SHE DESIGNS THROUGH THAT SENSE. GUIDED BY INTUITION AND YOUR STORY, THE DESIGNER WILL CREATE A PIECE WITH THE INTENTION TO HELP GUIDE YOUR ENERGY WHERE YOU NEED IT MOST. THESE PIECES RANGE IN PRICE ACCORDING TO COMPONENTS AND STONES CHOSEN. EACH RECYCLED ELEMENT AND STONE IS HAND SELECTED, CLEANSED AND CHARGED BEFORE IT IS USED WITHIN ITS NEW INCARNATION AS A CUSTOM PIECE.

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