Sergio Velazques hails from Argentina, where he began his work as an artist, primarily photography (see the photos of the silversmiths on the FAIR TRADE page of this website).  When he moved to Bali, he became intrigued with silver and the many possibilities for texturing silver through granulation, hammering, and etching and oxidizing.  Sergio’s focus and interest is on the metal itself, rather than stones, wood or other medium.  His designs emphasize shape, form, and texture.  Sergio only works in 950 silver, preferring its warmer tone and higher quality.  He works with his own team of silversmiths, and he has taught them techniques from Argentina and Europe to blend with their more traditional Balinese methods of working the metal.