MARY TAFOYA ~Pueblo Folk Art~ Multi Color~ Mosaic Inlay ~ Bold Abstract "Gum Ball Machine" - Earrings~One of a Kind!
MARY TAFOYA ~Pueblo Folk Art~ Multi Color~ Mosaic Inlay ~ Bold Abstract "Gum Ball Machine" - Earrings~One of a Kind!
** LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT MARY IN THE ‘ABOUT THE ARTIST’ DROP DOWN**
Abstract art is an art that is seen only how the individual’s eye interprets it to be. I can’t help but see these as “Gumball” designed earrings!!So they will be known as that to me,you may seem them as something else!
These are made with an array of colorful stones & shell that Mary hand cuts herself.By being the 'true' artist she is,she never knows what the design will end up being,until she starts to make something & 9 X’s out of 10,the design will end up being totally different ,than what she planned!
The rounded ‘Head’ is made done in a channel mosaic pattern of vivid blue Kingman turquoise & used her signature Conus Shell which is normally white & turned it into black. The trapezoidal bottom has a precise mosaic inlaid pattern of various colored materials that are known to Kewa Pueblo Jewelry that you see frequently..All the materials are mosaic inlaid atop of a black jet backing..
Anything Mary makes commands attention & you can be assured nothing but compliments will come in!! Her’s are “Happy” pieces & that always seem to put a smile on the face of the wearer,as well as the viewer’s!!
You can wear these with designer clothing as you can 'unconventional' apparel,much more than you may realize! They will also look fantastic with folk art Mexican clothing!
All of Mary's earrings are One-of-a-Kind & pieces of "Art"! Like any artist,it's hard for her to duplicate the same design twice!So you will be the only one with these earrings!
**These do have a thickness,as well as some weight,so for some they can be too weighty of a earring to wear,so what I suggest is getting a product I carry,called "LOBE WONDERS" .To learn more,click on “woman’s Jewelry” then use the drop down & click on”Concho Belts Plus More” to learn more about them.
MADE BY ARTIST:Mary Tafoya~Exclusively for Plata de Santa Fe Jewelry
TRIBE: Santo Domingo Pueblo (Kewa Pueblo)
MEASUREMENTS:2-1/2" Tall x 1-8/8"
WEIGHT: 1.54 Ounces (44 Grams)
THICKNESS: 4.7 mm Range Thickness
METAL:Stainless Steel Ear Stem/Omega Back Mechanism
(Helps with balance of larger size earring)
TOP MATERIAL:
Kingman Turquoise (Blue)
Conus Shell:(Center Swirl
Apple Coral (Orange-Horizontal Bar)
Bottom Sides;Serpentine (Light Yellow/Green)
Mosaic Bottom Center: (From Top to Bottom)
Nevada Turquoise(Green)
Butternut Squash Serpentine(Mustard Yellow)
Kingman Turquoise (Blue)
Serpentine (Light Yellow/Green)
Apple Coral (Orange/Red)
Bone:(Cream Color Center Circles)
Epoxy (Black Background)
BACKING: Black Jet
EAR STYLE: Stainless Steel Posts/Omega Backs
HALLMARKS:M L TAFOYA with a Butterfly
BECAUSE THESE ARE MADE WITH HUMAN HANDS & NOT COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING MACHINES,THERE MAY BE SLIGHT VARIATIONS.THESE CANNOT BE MADE IN A MATTER OF HOURS~THEY ARE TIME CONSUMING TO MAKE!