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Native American Beadwork: An Alternative Spectrum

"I don't like the word 'bling', though some people call my work 'native bling'," says Dellisa Hooke, a thirty-one year old jewelry designer, wife, and mother of two. Born on...

Native American Beadwork: An Alternative Spectrum

"I don't like the word 'bling', though some people call my work 'native bling'," says Dellisa Hooke, a thirty-one year old jewelry designer, wife, and mother of two. Born on...

Peridot Jewelry: You Say Tomahto, We Say Tomato

Peridot Jewelry: You Say Tomahto, We Say Tomato

When I arrived on the San Carlos Apache Reservation to begin work as an educator, I lived in teacher housing in downtown San Carlos. I was often told Peridot (pronounced...

Peridot Jewelry: You Say Tomahto, We Say Tomato

When I arrived on the San Carlos Apache Reservation to begin work as an educator, I lived in teacher housing in downtown San Carlos. I was often told Peridot (pronounced...

Priscilla Nieto Jewelry: Beads with a Blessing ...

Santo Domingo, one of the Rio Grande pueblos, lies between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Don Juan de Oñate y Salazar and the conquering Spaniards named this place in...

Priscilla Nieto Jewelry: Beads with a Blessing ...

Santo Domingo, one of the Rio Grande pueblos, lies between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Don Juan de Oñate y Salazar and the conquering Spaniards named this place in...

Turquoise Jewelry: Five Leading Native American...

What separates the masters from the novices in the world of jewelry design isn't simply skill or experience. In fact, it's seemingly metaphysical: a feeling of oneness with the Earth;...

Turquoise Jewelry: Five Leading Native American...

What separates the masters from the novices in the world of jewelry design isn't simply skill or experience. In fact, it's seemingly metaphysical: a feeling of oneness with the Earth;...

Squash Blossom & Naja Jewelry: A Cultural Evolution of Personal Style

Squash Blossom & Naja Jewelry: A Cultural Evolu...

If you're new to the world of collecting Native American jewelry, or visiting the Southwestern United States for the first time, you may have heard the term, 'Squash Blossom'. If...

Squash Blossom & Naja Jewelry: A Cultural Evolu...

If you're new to the world of collecting Native American jewelry, or visiting the Southwestern United States for the first time, you may have heard the term, 'Squash Blossom'. If...

Know Your Turquoise: Golden Hills Turquoise

Know Your Turquoise: Golden Hills Turquoise

Today we're looking at Golden Hills turquoise, one of the year's most sought-after gems. This beauty hails all the way from Kazakhstan. Eastern Kazakhstan, to be exact. The mineral deposit...

Know Your Turquoise: Golden Hills Turquoise

Today we're looking at Golden Hills turquoise, one of the year's most sought-after gems. This beauty hails all the way from Kazakhstan. Eastern Kazakhstan, to be exact. The mineral deposit...