About the artist

Diana León / Visual Artist / Jewelry designer / Gemologist in progress. 

Diana is a Mexican artist born in the small city of Torreón Coahuila and currently established in the city of roses, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Diana explores her creativity through the use of metals and precious stones, seeking an elevation of the senses and meticulous care in the details and quality of her pieces. The main motivation during the creative process is to create an intimate bond between the wearer of the piece, and the piece itself, full of symbolism and belongings.

Among her main interests and inspirations are romanticism in nature, the duality of the human being, the contrast between the feminine and the dark, the Art Nueveu style. As well as powerful female figures from history, the femme fatale style and surrealism.

Diana has a degree in Visual Arts (2010 -2015) at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL) in Monterrey, with studies in Manufacturing and Jewelry Design (2018-2019) at the University of the Valley of Mexico in Guadalajara (UVM) as well as certifications in Gemology with a specialty in Diamonds at GIA (Gemological Institute of America), where you will be accredited with the following certifications: Jewelry Applied Professional (2020) Pearls (2022) Diamonds and Diamond Classification (2023).

The name Retórica arises based on the idea of ​​a strong, feminine sound, with a meaning based on language, in this case visual. Jewelry is an object that throughout history has always been given a feminine connotation and given as gifts, but also a weapon of empowerment and expression.