Hi, my name is Marie

My work grows from the connection between craftsmanship, material and intuition.

I live and work in the mountains of Galicia, surrounded by forests, rocks and the nearby sea. This close relationship with nature deeply shapes my practice.

I work slowly and consciously, using natural materials and traditional techniques. Each piece is unique – not as a concept, but as a natural result of the process. I am especially drawn to untreated stones, with rock crystal being my favorite. I find them during long walks in the landscape and later set them by hand. Holding stones that come directly from the earth feels profoundly meaningful to me.

The textures of rocks, tree bark, moss and organic forest structures are a constant source of inspiration, as is the ocean along the coast. Irregularities and imperfections are not flaws, but traces of time, origin and touch.

My work exists outside of trends and mass production. It is created as a quiet presence – timeless, honest and handmade.

Cristals from Galicia

„The quartz crystal stones in my work are personally collected by me, often during my walks in the Galician mountains. This stone is my favorite, and I am fascinated by how it comes directly from the earth into my hands and is then transformed into a piece of jewelry – without long supply chains or industrial processing.

The naturalness of each crystal is preserved: its original shape, growth lines – everything is visible just as the stone formed in nature. Each quartz crystal tells its own story, and it is wonderful that this story is a good one.“

What does Betula taxus mean?

Betula and Taxus stand for two trees.

The birch and the yew.

Like a tree reaching upward and a tree reaching downward, we move between two worlds: within polarity and the duality of light and shadow. These two forces exist side by side. They belong together. This tension is reflected in my work. There is mysticism and perhaps something dark, but also much light, lightness, and joy. These two trees stand for exactly that.

The yew represents the connection to the ancestors, death, and rebirth from the ashes, depth and remembrance.

The birch stands for new beginnings, for cleansing, for children, for the new and for the first growth after the end of a cycle.

One cycle comes to an end, another begins.

Betula Taxus stands for polarity, transition, and a love for planting trees.