Journal
Style, taste, whatever word you choose to label it with, we all know what we like. When looking for the right piece of jewelry, we look for what appeals to us, what suits our personality. Finding it is a win. Making that win over and over can be achieved by making a connection with the artist who created the style we like.
Thanks to CNM’s new jewelry program, Devin Edison found the skills to become the first person in his family to work as an artist. As he puts it, CNM’s program gave him a “reboot”, allowing him to work his way into learning the techniques to create the pieces he does today.
Born and raised in Albuquerque, Devin’s family comes from Many Farms, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation. Though there...
For Reginald Mitchell, “it’s something magical when you see the person who buys your work.” It’s been a long path to get to where he is today, with some twists and turns along the way, so he finds knowing that person will cherish his work and perhaps pass it down through their family very satisfying.
A fifth-generation silversmith who specializes in sand and tufa casting, Mitchell grew up...
Style is subjective. Each of us creates our own unique persona through choices that are based on a variety of factors. Generational changes, geographical locations and personal likes and dislikes all play into the choices we make. When it comes to jewelry, these factors combine to allow for more options in styles and creations in the market. With Native American jewelry, tradition and...
Lyndon Tsosie found his inspiration in a book. The book was Dexter Cirillo’s Southwest Indian Jewelryand Lyndon says the pictures opened his eyes to a world of possibilities. “It blew me away because at that point in my life, I’d never seen any Native American art like that.” He was down to his last seventy-five dollars and the book cost sixty-five, but he gave in to the struggle and...
