Journal
I am the third daughter to Bill and Pearl Sunrise. My mother is Pearl Sunrise, Weaver, Educator, Diné Historian …my father was Bill Sunrise Architect, Jeweler, Community Organizer in Cultural Arts & Performance from the Pueblo of Santo Domingo. When people ask me where I grew up, it always makes me laugh because all I […]
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We recently had the pleasure of interviewing local artist Ryan Singer. Ryan has been painting for most of his life. Watch the video below to see what he is all about. I’m Ryan singer, I’m a Dine artist, Navajo artist from Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’m originally from Tuba City, AZ. My clan is Bitter Water […]
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Native American jewelry is a reflection of culture, tradition and artistic design. It is also the result of historical input. Many styles of jewelry have a backstory which reveals the influences the individual tribe faced. Such is the case with the jewelry style known as overlay. Overlay is a style first practiced by the Hopi. […]
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Native American jewelry has a long history of creativity and unique design. This history is part of what has kept its appeal over the years. Native American artists blend their traditional culture with their individual artistic vision to create the one of a kind pieces desired by those who purchase them. The wide variety of […]
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Collectors of vintage Native American jewelry are making more than a connection to the art of the past. They are capturing tangible evidence of the interconnectedness of culture. Each piece acquired is the result of historic communication, not only by the artist or community which nurtured them, but also by everyone they came in contact […]
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