Detail of “You’re A Gem” exhibition 2019
Guided by the color and texture of the walls in La Habana, Cuba, San Antonio Artist and Photographer Jorge Villarreal finds a gem in each wall in his series, "You're a Gem." The salt from the ocean's air distresses and erodes the layers of paint from the walls developing gemstone-like formations. For Villarreal, discovering these walls tucked away in small alleyways and hidden corners is what makes the city of La Habana the true gem.
Guiando por las texturas y colores de las paredes de La Habana, Jorge Villarreal encuentra una gema en bruto en cada una de ellas en la serie “You’re A Gem.” La sal de mar que lleva el aire de La Habana, forma siluetas con la pintura destreza en las paredes que dan como resultado un parecido al interior de cristales y cuarzos en bruto. Para Villarreal el conjunto de estas paredes representan la joya que realmente es la ciudad de La Habana.
Enhances mental and spiritual clarity, while uniting masculine and feminine energies. Helps with addictive behaviors and the cleansing of energies.
Heart chakra. Nurturing, believed to assist in healing the scars of past life. Lightens the heart and inspires the discovery of your best qualities.
Rebalances and Harmonises the body, mind, and spirit. Cleanses and stabilises the aura, eliminating and transforming negativity. Helps ground the individual.
Protects from negative energies. Aids creativity and enhances the development of intuition.
Protection Stone. Inspires the service of others and to the Spirit. Its energy reaches out, to bring your gifts to the world so that everyone can benefit.
Recharges one physically, emotionally, and mentally. Enhances spirituality. Brings manifistations into reality.
Helps one communicate with the truth. A purification stone, it protects from negative energies and balances all chakras.
Detail of “You’re A Gem” exhibition 2019
Detail of “You’re A Gem” exhibition 2016
Promotes Happiness, Clarity and Self-Confidence. Stone carries the energy of the sun. Constantly give out positive vibrations and connecting you to the Earth.
Those lacking in self-confidence who carry low self-esteem can benefit from Orthoclase, enhancing self-will and emotional strength and courage.
Assists in seeing different sides of the same issue, and balances masculine and feminine energy as well as different personality traits. Clears energy blockages.
Soothing and calming stone, and helps with an overactive mind and insomnia. Stress reducer, can be helpful in the workplace.
A stone of patience and balance, helps to calm you when feeling impatient, but it also helps to balance the emotions.
Useful in making decisions by keeping us focused on the here and now and not on past experiences. Calms anger and grounds you in reality.
Connects one to the energies of the earth, allowing for a deeper connection to the eternal instinct of the spirit in human form.
Member of the Quartz family, Chalcedony carries similar properties, such as cleansing, healing, and balancing. Soothing and calming, great for promoting a sense of peace and joy. Absorbs negativity and promote harmonious emotions
Soothing and calming in times of stress, and brings about gentle release. Gently draws off negative energies of all kinds, and can help to calm the emotions and bring understanding to discordant relationships.