 Marcelina Calavaza (Santo Domingo) This wonderful women truly captures the native spirit. Marcelina's work is world famous and the energy of her jewelry peices are a tribute to the original native artwork of stringing beads from the southwest region. Beads have been traded from ancient times and used as a source of income and it is still alive to this day. To be able to buy work from an artist like Marcelina is a blessing and she says this is full time for her. She says she is getting old an does not know how much more she will do with her artwork.
 Herman Martinez is a Navajo artist raised on the reservation. Herman has been silversmithing for over 35 years and has been featured in many magazines. He is reviving his traditional line of artwork and does silversmithing full time. Herman makes his own stamps for his intricate stamped designs on his jewelry. He makes his own stamps so you know you are getting a peice that is original and is not a stamp that is readily available in the jewerly supply market. Herman also does tufa cast so look forward to seeing other works of art from this artist.
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