Plata y Oro Jewelers offers silver & gold jewelry from SoHo to Rodeo Drive to exotic ports around the world.  You will find the variety of design to be the most unique in Kalamazoo and all of Southwest Michigan.   We are the shop known for complete on-site custom design and repair.

Gerald Myers, Goldsmith, and co-owner, is a graduate of Gem City College of Jewelry Design and Fabrication and has 30+ years experience in the jewelry trade.

Cheri Arnold, as co-owner of Plata y Oro Jewelers, offers her passion for jewelry as art.  You’ll find that influence throughout our store.  As buyer, Cheri finds the designers our customers love.  She also designs displays, window displays, creates jewelry design, and making your desires for your perfect, one-of-a-kind jewelry fulfilled. ”We love our clients because they love jewelry with great design, just like we do.” Cheri also has a jewelry background from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and Kalamazoo Valley Community College as well as the Small Business Trade Center- Kalamazoo College Stryker Center.

Jackie is a graduate of Western Michigan University, Bachelor of Fine Arts Program. She emphasized in Metals and Jewelry, focusing mainly on silver fabrication. Jackie is the bench jeweler at Plata y Oro Jewelers. Her skills include silver and gold fabrication and repair, custom design, bead stringing, pearl knotting, and engraving. She also creates her own one of a kind jewelry that can be found at Plata y Oro Jewelers..

Joan offers custom design and has her line of jewelry available at Plata y Oro Jewelers.  If ever you need a unique piece of sterling or gold filled wire and gemstones, Joan can make it.  She specializes in bridal jewelry, hand knotted strands of gemstones and pearls, and dangle earrings. Visit her website: www.jewelrybyvansickler.com

A recent grad of Western Michigan University, Alissa received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in metalsmithing from the Frostic School of Art.  She currently resides in Kalamazoo and is working towards forming a Metals/Jewelry collective as well as making art jewelry out of her home studio.  Alissa offers design ideas for custom work at Plata y Oro Jewelers.