Raymond Sequaptewa — Hopi Silversmith
Hopi silversmith. Profiled in Mark Bahti’s Silver + Stone (2007).
Raymond Sequaptewa, a Hopi silversmith, was profiled in Mark Bahti's Silver + Stone (2007).
The Mark
Recorded mark: RS, and his name in script (Hougart (2022)).
From the Library: Bahti, Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers (2007)
A 2007 profile, reviewed and corrected by the artists themselves before publication. Anything described as current describes 2006-2007, not today.
According to Bahti (2007, p. 160), Raymond Sequaptewa (b. 1948, Hotevilla) learned silverwork at Wayne Sekaquaptewa's Hopicrafts shop, where he stayed about eight years, then worked about seven years at the Hopi Arts and Crafts Guild before building his own studio at Hotevilla. [1]
Bahti (2007, p. 160) reported that his work moved from conventional Hopi overlay to pieces built around found materials such as wood, animal bone and discarded objects, cast and mounted in silver. [1]
Speaking to Bahti (2007), Raymond Sequaptewa said of those materials:
“The art was already in there: all I had to do was expose them so people could see them.”
— Bahti (2007), p. 160 [1]
Of his first show, the Hopi show in Sedona, he told Bahti (2007):
“But I sold everything by noon.”
— Bahti (2007), p. 160 [1]
According to Bahti (2007, p. 161), the artist Paul Kretzman later showed him etching and engraving. [1]
According to Bahti (2007, p. 158), his Hopi name is Tsoro (Bluebird). [1]
Sources
- Bahti, Mark. Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers. Tucson: Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2007. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2007.
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Cited for the recorded hallmark.
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