Sydney Martinez has dedicated the better part of her adult life to Nevada. Her path, both personal and professional, has become so intertwined with the winding roads of the Silver State that she feels it embedded in her DNA, like the red dirt underneath her fingernails after a rockhounding outing. After spending a decade or so exploring the ins and outs of Nevada, Sydney found a way to channel her adventurous spirit into a physical item, creating hat pins, scarf slides, bolos, money clips and jewelry from the stones…
Originally published on February 24, 2023 by Nora Tarte, This is Reno.