ana lucia benitez-stewart

Ana Lucia Benitez Stewart is an Ecuadorian American jewelry designer based in Healdsburg, California. After beginning her jewelry journey at age 22 in Ecuador—and later pursuing biology, raising children, and teaching Spanish—she has returned to her first passion: creating powerful, sculptural jewelry that celebrates imperfection and individuality. Each piece begins with a stone that speaks to her—often raw, uncut, or remnants of faceted gems. Drawn to materials that reveal their true nature, she designs bold, androgynous forms with generous proportions and tactile, nature-inspired textures.