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I’m going to show you how to make “drops.” Drops are extra pieces you can put on a piece. Balls they solder on, on the top or bottom. Little accents jewelers use. To make those, get your scrap material and start cutting, and start making a pile. A pile of cuts. I usually go with […]
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Turquoise Skies believes in the future of authentic, handcrafted Native American art. Our mission is to protect and preserve both the artists and the materials used to produce these treasured pieces. As a company, we believe it’s important to provide customers with accurate information on the history and culture of Native people, offer them access […]
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For many Native American artists, the art of working with silver and stone to create beautiful jewelry is the extension of a family legacy. This is true for Raymondo Joe. Joe credits his father, Navajo silversmith Kirk Smith, with putting the passion in him for true handcrafted silver jewelry. It is a legacy he continues […]
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When someone says the words “Native American art”, most people have a certain idea of what that means. There are particular styles, materials, and designs which spring to mind with this label. Warren Montoya’s idea of indigenous art, however, sees those labels evolving into new and exciting areas. His desire is to see these emerging […]
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For Navajo artist Verna Tahe, meeting her husband Franklin at Tohatchi High School was the beginning of a marriage not only of two people, but also of art. In spite of the fact that some of her family were silversmiths, she says she “didn’t really get into it” until she met Franklin Tahe in 1978. […]
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