Meet Marina
The hand and heart behind every Eternal Flowers piece.
Between the land, science and caring for life
Marina was born in São Paulo, Brazil, to Portuguese parents. She moved to Portugal at the age of four.
When she was about four years old and still living in São Paulo, Marina had a pomegranate tree as her best friend. This childhood memory reveals a connection to nature that would stay with her throughout her life.
Later, she graduated in Agricultural Engineering and worked as an engineer. Her scientific training deepened her understanding of nature and living beings.
But her professional path took a new direction — one of caring for people.
The path to natural medicine
Marina discovered naturopathy and Oriental Chiropractic, linked to Chinese Medicine. In this journey, nature plays an important role: non-invasive approaches and methods are valued, promoting balance and well-being.
She learned to see the person as a whole and to integrate natural principles into her care.
This attentive gaze, this patience to listen and observe — these are the same qualities she now applies to creating each botanical jewel.
Where care meets nature
Marina founded Mar&Natur in Vila de Prado, Braga. She has been working in this field for about 16 years, having trained in Portugal and abroad. She became a well-known therapist in the Braga region.
At Mar&Natur, Marina brings the same dedication, closeness and attention that define her way of being with people. Nature, non-invasive methods and the balance of the organism play an important role in her professional journey.
Marina divides her life between Braga and Lisbon.
From a trip to Thailand, Eternal Flowers was born
Her passion for orchids was born during a trip to Thailand, when she visited an orchid nursery. It was in this contact with the diversity and beauty of these flowers that a connection began — one that would come to mark her artisanal path.
Later, she began experimenting with flower drying and preservation in epoxy resin. She took courses and refined the technique.
Eternal Flowers was born and continues to grow.
Learning and perfecting the craft
She was invited to exhibit due to the quality of her pieces and her artisan work. Each piece she creates is the result of study, practice and constant refinement.
Through courses, study and practice, Marina has been perfecting the process of drying flowers and preserving them in epoxy resin.
Each piece reflects this journey of learning, experimentation and refinement.
Exhibitions in Portugal and Spain
Eternal Flowers has been present at exhibitions in Portugal and Spain.
In Spain, she participated in exhibitions in Estepona and Córdoba. In Portugal, she has been present in Lisbon, including the Lisbon Zoo, in Coimbra and in other locations.
Each participation represents a new chapter in the growth of the brand and an opportunity to present her work to people interested in nature, craftsmanship and meaningful pieces.
The person behind every piece
At Eternal Flowers, each piece is born to immortalise the beauty of a flower.
She does not simply sell jewellery. She helps people keep memories they can wear at their chest, on their fingers, on their ears — every day.
A flower is ephemeral. An Eternal Flowers piece seeks to preserve its beauty and the memory associated with it.
Marina is a friend, fun, helpful and dedicated. She is demanding about quality and does not like to leave clients or patients unsatisfied.
Each piece she creates is a part of herself that stays with whoever chooses it.
I do not simply sell jewellery. I help people keep memories they can wear at their chest every day.— Marina
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The hand and heart behind every Eternal Flowers piece.