Turquoise/Native American jewelry

[Michaelshane]

I was able to get my hands on another Steve Yellowhorse creation for my wife !

To find Yellowhorse jewelry with turquoise is rare.That is morenci Turqouise.


Alan that is Bisbee Turqouise.

 

[Michaelshane]

This is Bisbee.made it for Perry Null several years ago...fourteen K gold.

This is also one I made for him.This I consider the very best Turqouise in the world.Perfectly matched highest quality number eight spiderweb.

 

[Michaelshane]

This is Perry's gold watch bracelet I made about 25 years ago.It was stolen once.The Turqouise was recovered in a pawn shop in Phoenix and I remade it for him.It had three one carat diamonds on it they were not recovered.

 

[Michaelshane]

That's enough...I won't bore you anymore.

 

[howardeye]

Fabulous!!! That is the stuff I wear! The cuff that is. My daily wear cuff is 107 grams by Darin Bill. Is that overlay or did you cut the design out of a solid bar? Steve was my inspiration to start making my own jewelry! All my metal work I learned from his DVD since there is no school or silversmiths willing to teach where I live. We also put our trust in the same person! I sold a lot of his creations and my wife took most of it. I even bought back what I could.

The number eight you used is superb and the watch is great also. You are not boring us. I am sure Alan is licking his chops. Thank you for your additions!

 

[alanfgag]

Getting to see your work is always a treat, Michael... Keep 'em coming.

 

[Michaelshane]

Overlaid onto a hammered ingot...

 

[Michaelshane]

I'm thinking about doing workshops to teach jewelry making.

 

[alanfgag]

I could use a new hobby.

 

[alanfgag]

Wore this today... among other things, it does a great job of holding the hat down on a windy day. More photos (different hat) are posted on the second page of this thread.

 

[Orangegrad]

Alan - beautiful band for the Stetson.


Spiny oyster ring, medicine wheel on leather thong, and heeshee and ghost bead bracelet (made this one myself). The fedora is a Fed IV Deluxe in Heritage Fawn.

 

[Orangegrad]

I purchased this Ray Tracey arrow pendant for my wife. I was taken by the twist on the traditional theme of the arrow being an extension of the Yei. In this contemporary approach, Yei symbols are woven into the arrow.

 

[alanfgag]

Very nice, Andy... do you shop for these during travels out west?

 

[Orangegrad]

Alan - we haven't even been out west yet. We'll be visiting Southern New Mexico the end of December.

There are two men from whom I purchase most of my jewelry. One, Dan Birk, who owns a trading post in Arizona. The other is the Navajo artisan Erick Begay, who sells his own work and the works of many of his friends and relatives.

Though I do not have any known Native American blood coursing through my veins, as a full-blooded member of another "tribe" I have found some symmetry between my own spiritual beliefs and those who have lived in the Americas for thousands of years.

 

[alanfgag]

I understand, Andy.

Today on the left side... an old tourist era bracelet. I've taken to wearing this ring along with my wedding band. It was made by George Kee for the White Hogan, era unknown.

 

[alanfgag]

Mid-century cuff with filed decoration - Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild. Worn last week.

 

[Michaelshane]

Working on this today,it's going to Japan....

 

[howardeye]

Beautiful wide cuffs! Awesome! Lucky person in Japan!

 

[alanfgag]

Beautiful stamping and repousse. I might be going to Japan next week.

 

[Michaelshane]

To go with the bracelet