Gera began tying micro-macrame when he was 19 and decided to travel South America.

One of the aims of Alter-native is that the direct manual contribution in the production process is greater than the machinery contribution, this makes the characteristic difference in the designs compared with similar items in the market.
Traditional craftsmanship is what we do. First, because we value it. Second, it allows us to live the simple life, live to create and to help others create and progress together.

You can find us at various markets and festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest. We would love to see you. Check out our web site and Facebook page for updates about our show dates and times.

Now we make Leather artifacts that function as purses, pouch and bags. Inspired by new cultural art combination and using Old World techniques. Macrame jewelry that creates energy-rich wearable art for their wearers. Thanks to the scientific discoveries of the last eighty years, the earth has been transformed into a kingdom of waves, rays, currents and vibrations. Electricity and
magnetism, movement and attraction are palpitated in everything. Thanks to this, ancient beliefs about energy and matter take a new impulse, shaking the foundations of old scientific assertions. every tangible body is a concentrated energy.
We put together energy! that is what we do!!