A PERSONAL WORD:

Kewa Puebloan artists "Delbert & Torevia Crespin's" work stands in a league of their own.. Yes, you'll find them doing the traditional styles that are known in Kewa jewelry, but more times than not, you'll find them creating these extremely eye catching pieces that make you just want to grab the vapors!

I personally feel it's the way they work with their colorful materials, but more so, it's their "Eye" for knowing how & where to then lay them that makes each piece brilliantly stand out to where all you can say is, "WOW"!! They have a signature look that needs no hallmark, because once you become familiar with their work one time, you will be able to spot their work when you see it.

Many times we'll see Serpentine used as an accent color in Puebloan jewelry, but when you see it in a massive amount such as this, then this beautiful soft lime green stone gets taken to a whole new level of charm & beauty!

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THE PANELS/CENTERPIECE:

The 10 evenly sized panels & the center piece are designed with a beautiful colored translucent Serpentine. If you zoom in on the photos you'll see the creative thought pattern, where the panels are made in a rectangular form, but by putting a variety of little triangular cuts of various colored stones on all 4 corners, created a "Octagon" shape center! These tiny triangular cuts give the necklace a nice dash of color! The 4" long centerpiece is brightly displayed with a shimmery mother of pearl tip at the top & then the octagon pattern is brought out by cuts of Kingman turquoise & horizontally laid strips of mother of pearl, red apple coral, orange sponge coral & serpentine.. All the art is mosaic inlaid atop of black jet (Fossilized coal). These are non removable & are threaded though super chunky sized lighter colored Serpentine hand made beads that act as spacers.

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THE HAND MADE BEADS:

This is the beauty of Puebloan art, is for the fact that they are the lapidarian' s of Native jewelry where everything is cut & shaped by hand. This was an art that was passed down through their Ancestral Puebloan ancestors who once lived in the Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde areas of the states. And with that said, these beads are completely made BY hand, where one by one, started from the larger rock & then shaped & beveled over & over till the right shape & size is formed. Yes,it's a time consuming process, but the finished result is rewarding! Validating the "Hand Made" factor, you'll find some of the beads vary in shape, so you'll find some in a rounded cube like shape while others are more rounded. But all are in the 11 mm size range(roughly a 1/3 to just under 1/2") & they're nice & chunky!!

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THE EARRINGS:

Very wearable, but yet noticeable, these are made with all the same materials that are laid out to coordinate with the centerpiece of the necklace.