Crafted by hand.
Made for you.
Cielo Nublado creates one-of-a-kind jewelry using the ancient art of sand casting.
Each piece is hand-carved from wax, then cast in molten metal.
No two pieces are alike.
Each piece is 100% created and cast in-house.
Visit the shop in beautiful Barrio Logan next time you are in San Diego.
A blue plastic ring inside a sand-filled mold, surrounded by talc. This is one of the first stages of sand casting.
A metal ring with burnt residue on top, placed on a work surface, with clamps and tools nearby. This is one of the last steps of sand casting.
Close-up of a ring surrounded by loose clay. This is a freshly cast ring taken out of it's mold.
Close-up of a dirty workbench surface with various small objects, including a ring, saws, sand paper... all materials used to clean up a freshly cast ring.
Two rings, one blue and one bronze, resting on a wooden surface. This is the mold and the cast side by side.