A Dream Ringing with a Silver Spoon
Image Courtesy: Will Chapman and Graphic Design
Cecilia Muñiz Galib has always channeled her creativity through makeup, but after the summer of her freshman year at Boston University, she was looking for something new. It only took stumbling into a metalsmithing class for her newest muse to take shape.
High on Silver, a sustainable jewelry brand, makes unique pieces from antique spoons and recyclable materials that aim to promote self-expression while simultaneously calling for “conscious consumerism.” Muñiz admits that while she struggled with metalsmithing at first, the process began to be something she loved far too much to fully give up on. “After I made my first piece, I was like this is something I want to pursue…,” Muñiz says.
Muñiz, a junior studying advertising at Boston University and Strike Boston’s styling director, says it was hard for her to continue making jewelry after moving to the United States from Puerto Rico because she didn’t have a teacher or studio. Dedicated to continuing to do something she loves, Muñiz started making jewelry from antique silver spoons she’d buy in bulk at antique stores, crafting each piece with a simple toolset from Amazon. The 2 hours process from spoon to fashion, starts with Muñiz choosing her favorite patterns and then polishing the once-brown metal into shiny silver.
With her business now in full swing, Muñiz says finding a work-life balance comes easy to her because she doesn't see her work as a job. In fact, she even finds herself making jewelry when she’s hanging out with her friends and drilled her toolset into her desk so she could start making rings every chance she got. “It got to a point where I had too many rings and I needed to sell them,” Muñiz says.
Being a student at BU and a member of Strike Magazine has put Muñiz in a position where she has access to resources that have helped her grow her brand beyond just jewelry. It was during a shoot for Strike Boston’s Issue 3, that she met her photographer, Will Chapman and the models that would be featured in her very first brand launch shoot. “I want to highlight how both Strike and BU have helped me have the creative vision for my brand and advertising myself in a fun and different way,” Muñiz says.
Muñiz is branching out from making just rings and will also add necklaces and earrings to her repertoire that will be available for purchase in the upcoming weeks.
Strike Out,
Writer: Kaninika Dey
Editor: Annika Chaves
Photography: Will Chapman
Graphic Design: Sophia Groen
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