The offerings shared below are just a small selection of what is available in our physical gallery shop. Contact Us.
Chad Quandelacy
is backordered. We will ship it separately when it becomes available.
Mary C. Lovato, Kewa (Santo Domingo)
Raised in a traditional Kewa Pueblo household, the late Mary C. Lovato started creating mosaic jewelry in the 1950's. Although she renewed the stone and shell mosaics during this time, the Kewa People have created turquoise and heishi beads for thousands of years. Her work is collected the world over and we're honored to share a pair of stunning earrings. Sterling silver outlines jet, red coral and turquoise Dragonflies surrounded by borders of turquoise, gold lip shell and mother of pearl, which reflect the colorful sun’s glow. The mosaic is presented on a bed of mother-of-pearl. Although these post earrings are heavyweight, they're quite comfortable to wear due to unique backings. About 1 5/8" long and 1 1/2" wide. Signed by the artist.
Allison Melton, Kewa (Santo Domingo)
Allison Melton's mosaic overlay work is always of the highest quality and best in unique design. Her latest offering is a reversible Turtle pendant showcasing an enchanted water world from meticulously fit pieces of sterling silver, turquoise, serpentine, abalone, mother-of-pearl, spiny oyster shell, lapis lazuli and coral on an intact bivalve shell. Turtle swims with a food offering from abalone, while the vibrant lapis lazuli side finds the reptile deep in the water with oxygen offerings from sterling silver and mother-of-pearl. Including the silver bale, measurements are approximately 2 1/2" long, 2 1/8" wide and 1" deep.
In Indigenous Pueblo art, the visual representation of rainfall is often depicted with straight, parallel lines and stylized cloud shapes. Rainclouds are powerful symbols of life-giving water that bless the land with good crops in the arid desert. Allison Melton is a wonderful mosaic artist whose creations are of exceptional quality. Mosaic work is a two-dimensional art form that involves covering a surface with small pieces of materials, like stones and shell. The pattern in this pendant forms a stunning raincloud and lightning bolt element from sterling silver, lapis lazuli, coral and shell. Surrounding pieces are from iridescent mother-of-pearl, pen shell and smoky mother-of-pearl. Everything is skillfully overlaid on a lovely bivalve shell. Including the silver bale, measurements are approximately 2" long and 1 5/8" wide.
