THE BANGLE:

Taking from what was passed down from her ancient Ancestral Puebloan ancestors, Jolene continues in this centuries old tradition, but adds a sweet contemporary vibe to her finished pieces.

Used as the dominate stone, Jolene used various sized cuts of blue Kingman turquoise, that is broken up in color by an array of materials known to Kewa Pueblo jewelry. Colors of orange red Apple Coral, Pipestone, Serpentine, Black Jet, shimmering white shell are all used as accenting colored materials that Jolene hand cut & shaped by hand. The materials are then mosaic inlaid atop of a dark taupe colored "Horn".

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SIZING:

*This is made to fit from a medium to large size hand/wrist. Bangles are measured different than other style bracelets & has to go over the widest part of the hand to fit*. (From thumb bone to other side of hand)

What I suggest is, that you take a bangle that fits you well & measure it by laying it on top of a paper measuring tape & starting on say the 1" line, you will then see where it measures from & to (east to west or vise versa) The 'interior' of the bangle (Horn) is what you want to pay attention to & not the exterior part,(Stone) since the height of the mosaic will give an inaccurate reading.. Then compare it to my **'Interior across measurement'**.(See photo 8)

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

There's a reason why that with every Native American juried/judged event that Jolene attends, she will usually win either in "Best of Show, the big Grand Prize or comes in 1st place & when you see the unique type of work she puts out, you'll understand why! She has gone on to win awards for her amazing mosaic pots/vases & I have been honored at carrying many, which have all sold out.

Incorporating what has been passed down through oral history & from generation after generation, Jolene puts her own unique twists on things & pours her heart & soul into everything she puts her hands on & the judges for these Native American events are always left in disbelief because the items she brings to the table, are something you'll never see among other Puebloan artists when it comes to the "Art of Mosaic or for "Puebloan Jewelry".

I believe with Jolene, it's not about just being another Puebloan mosaic artist, but it's the way & WHAT she decides to mosaic! She has even gone on to making a chess set, mosaic sunglasses, mosaic chairs, a mini sized mosaic inlaid Volkswagen Beetle car and even went as far as fully mosaic inlaying a Gibson guitar!! You name it, Jolene will mosaic it!

The young Jolene learned this art from her grandparents (who were also mosaic artists) but lucky for Jolene, because it was her Grandmother Anita, who told her to "seek a new direction" & that is when she went from 'traditional' & took a more "contemporary' approach by starting to design these very high end quality pieces, while gaining the respect of many Native American scholars. Moving forward, she has surpassed 100's of artists from the pueblo.

Jolene lives on the Kewa Pueblo with her immediate family, who she is now passing on everything she knows about this Ancestral Puebloan art form & works very closely with her artisan son Charles Bird, whose jewelry you can find in my listings !

Jolene's work is highly collectible & gives us a historical ancestral Puebloan past,but with a contemporary edginess !