The superb jewelry designs and unique sculptures of Anita del Rosario

Soon after obtaining her BS Fine Arts degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Anita del Rosario joined Liwayway Magazine as illustrator In the early 1970s, del Rosario found an avenue to channel her innermost artistic juices in jewelry designing The cross as subject cemented her uniqueness in the jewelry business - each piece painstakingly done by hand, exuding sophistication and timelessness.

On the way to her 50 years in jewelry design, del Rosario found sculpture as an avenue to express her craft in a bigger medium for wider audience "Sculpture is more daunting Since dimensions are bigger, greater force as well as more patience is needed to create one work of art, although the creative process is similar to creating jewelry," she said.

On a shelf at her atelier is a striking sculpture piece - an old driftwood seasoned by the elements and bisected by a panel of woven copper wires, swirls of wire representing Jesus hanging on the cross In 2005, del Rosario was included in the exhibit "100 Women Artists: The Centennial of the Feminist Movement in the Philippines," an honor given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines along with such names as Julie Dalena, Araceli Dans, Tita Lacambra-Ayala, Imelda Cajipe-Endaya and Ivi Cosio. . Source