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September 12, 2011      

Allison

  Snowhawk  

Lee

 
Silver and Turquoise Naja Pendant

Silver and Turquoise Naja Pendant 

    



Allison Snowhawk Lee is an award-winning artist who started making jewelry at the age of 14.  Snowhawk was a name given to him by his grandmother because he was born in the winter.  In high school Allison worked in silver shops in Gallup, New Mexico learning jewelry techniques from various artists.  Perfecting his craft over the years, he began making his own original designed jewelry in the early 1970's.  Inspiration came from prehistoric rock art and the quiet canyons outside his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Participating in prestigious southwest art shows, Allison has consistently won awards for his fine traditional Navajo jewelry
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 Ranger Buckle Set    

 

Ranger Buckle Set  

 

 

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Silver, Silver, Silver!

What better way to invest your money than in silver jewelry and silver jewelry made by Native American artists from the Southwest.  Precision craftsmanship bends, stamps and shapes this precious white metal into contemporary designs worn by people throughout the world.  Silver has been a valuable commodity for centuries, but the increase in the price of the metal, has made it even more valuable. 

       

James Faks           
  Flower Bracelet  

 Flower Bracelet   

  

James Faks was born and raised in northern Montana and is a member of the Blackfeet and Oneida Nations.  As a member of the Old World Sun Dance Society, he spent most of his childhood learning the traditional ways of his people.

James applies the jewelry methods he learned from his father and other respected elders to the jewelry he makes today, but adds his own contemporary flare.  He refers to his jewelry as "wearable art".  The satin finishing he applies by hand, gives his jewelry a strong statement of classic durability in the fashionably contemporary world.


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Cippy CrazyHorse             
Sterling Silver Triple Cross Necklace  

Sterling Silver Triple Cross Necklace   

   

Cippy CrazyHorse is a self-taught contemporary silversmith, from Cochiti Pueblo.  Cippy models his creations on the classic simplicity of early Pueblo and Navajo jewelry. His trademark is deep stamping and chiseled designs on thick gauge silver.  He has been making jewelry since 1974 and is considered to be a Master Craftsmen of silver.  Cippy's jewelry can be found in numerous collections and in books on Native American jewelry.  He has won blue ribbons for his work and has been featured in many magazine articles; the latest one, in the April 2011 issue of the "Artists - Handmade" section of the Japanese (American Western Culture) magazine, "Free and Easy".

 

Christina Eustace             
 
Bear Pendant Bear Pendant

    

Christina Eustace comes from a family of talented jewelers. She hand-fabricates each design in silver and semi-precious stones.  Her designs include images from the natural world: dragonflies, clouds, lightning bolts, mud cracks and ancient masonry imagery from Chaco Canyon.  She balances inspiration from traditional Zuni and Cochiti Pueblo designs with original ideas, for a contemporary appeal.  She works towards simplifying her designs and tries to say more with less. 

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