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Aug 27, 2022 · Ellouise Padilla is an acclaimed jewelry maker from Santo Domingo Pueblo, known for her one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and couture interpretation of the ancient art of heishi. She learned jewelry-making from her parents, Don and Nancy Crespin, both renowned artists themselves.
Dec 19, 2023 · Jennifer Medina is an award-winning contemporary jewelry artist from Kewa (Santo Domingo) Pueblo. She has been surrounded by Pueblo culture and art her entire life and first learned the craft of jewelry-making by apprenticing with her mother.
Osavio Crespin Sr. is a third-generation Santo Domingo Pueblo jewelry maker. Starting at the young age of 12, Crespin began working for his parents in the family jewelry design business. After receiving his college degree and working for many years for various jewelry studios, Crespin started his own jewelry-design business.
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Hailing from Kewa Pueblo, Joseph DeVern Coriz is a master craftsman in the fields of silversmithing and goldsmithing. His journey in the world of jewelry production commenced in 1985, and since then, he has been creating pieces that are a testament to both traditional and contemporary styles.
- Early Life of Santo Domingo Jewelry Maker, Mary Tafoya
- The Creative Process of Mary Tafoya
- Home & Away Gallery Presents Mary Tafoya
Mary Tafoya was born into a family of jewelry makers on the former Santo Domingo Pueblo, now known as the Kewa Pueblo. Raised among ten other siblings, Tafoya was patiently taught from a young age how to make traditional Santo Domingo jewelry by her two talented Native American artist parents, Frank and Anita Coriz. This piece emulates the Thunderb...
Tafoya credits the patience shown by her parents with helping her designs today. Her art requires immense concentration in execution, but surprisingly, not as much planning. While she does have a vague plan for the materials used and a general design, it is not uncommon for Mary Tafoya to not know herself how a finished piece will turn out, relying...
For Native American jewelry collectors seeking pieces that are truly original, Home & Away Gallery does carry Mary Tafoya jewelry for sale. Call (207) 423-8473 and speak to Home & Away Gallery about jewelry for sale by Mary and Lorenzo Tafoya.
May 12, 2020 · on May 12, 2020. in Social Media. “Santo Domingo jewelry” and “Kewa Pueblo jewelry” are interchangeable terms. Both refer to the beautiful and cleanly cut Native American jewelry made by the Pueblo peoples on a specific reservation in New Mexico called Kewa Pueblo.
A lifelong resident of Santo Domingo Pueblo, Vidal Aragon translated pueblo life into intricate storyteller jewelry. Born in 1923, Aragon retired from silversmithing several years ago but not before attaining international renown for his inventive silver and gold overlay designs.
