Each piece of Acos Handcrafted Jewellery is designed and created by Joan Charalla, an artisan based out of Saskatoon, Canada.  Joan was born in the small Quechua village of Acos, Peru, a place where natural beauty has inspired artistic traditions for millenia.  In his teens, Joan lived in the urban centre of Lima, where he learned filigrana, a traditional form of jewellery making that involves weaving and twisting metals.  In learning this ancient technique, which  is  now largely practiced by an underground culture of nomadic jewellery makers, Joan's world expanded even further and he was presented with opportunities to travel.  Inspired by new places, people, and traditions, Joan was able to see much of South America through selling his art.  Eventually, he decided to expand his techniques by studying formal jewellery design in Argentina.  Though new people and places will continue to inspire, Joan always returns to the place of his birth for grounding and artistic inspiration.  Joan is currently enjoying the beauty of Saskatoon with his Saskatchewan-born wife.