While there is no doubt that a bird is commonly depicted in prehistoric Southwest artifacts and attributed to Pueblo and Navajo mythology, its use in Southwest jewelry is not of organic origin…
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Contrary to what many people think, silversmithing is not native to the Navajo people of the Southwest. According to “Navajo Silver”, metal working in general was introduced to the Navajo people by the…
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Story has it that the Manassa turquoise mine was one of the first turquoise deposits found by American Indians over 1000 years ago.
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This seasons collection of pieces feature some of our best turquoise we’ve acquired to date. High grade Kingman waterweb turquoise out of arizona. This stuff is hard to come by but We got a little lucky
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Our constant pursuit is to create with the past in mind. They say you can’t acquire wisdom without weathering a few storms and so we’ve followed that logic.
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In a paired interest of preserving Southwest tradition and maintaining the old American standard of craftsmanship, I’ve been constantly challenged to never settle.
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Many of the pieces in our Fall 2021 collection employ the use of tufa casting. Collaborative in its origin, the technique was taught by the Spanish to the Indians in exchange for livestock dating back to the mid to late 1800's
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