US Jewelry Designer Remakes Herself in Sacred Mexican Exile

MCCLATCHY
By Tim Johnson

MEXICO - Cheryl Finnegan, 49 (b. Illinois), is the founder and creative spark behind Virgins Saints & Angels (VSA), a boutique jewelry house that operates out of a colonial building on a cobblestone street in the central Mexico expat community of San Miguel de Allende. Her intricate artisan jewelry is characterized by folk-art protective images of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the Sacred Heart, St. Benedict and goddesses with deep spiritual essences. Her work is instantly recognizable for its ornate design. Asked to describe it, Finnegan paused: "What I like to say is, 'It's Celtic meets Gothic meets Mexico.'"[link]