Kewa Pueblo Folk Art Mosaic Master -MARY TAFOYA -Hand Cut Mosaic - 5 Panel Squash Blossom Style - Vivid Blue Kingman Turquoise Necklace
Kewa Pueblo Folk Art Mosaic Master -MARY TAFOYA -Hand Cut Mosaic - 5 Panel Squash Blossom Style - Vivid Blue Kingman Turquoise Necklace
Abstract art is how the eye perceives it to be & every one see’s it being something different from the next.
Designed in a bold stunning squash blossom statement style that has a ton of presence! The color of the Kingman turquoise is so vivid,the design so capturing & sits high enough to draw the eye in to all you come face to face with! This color will look good on ANYONE,no matter what your skin tone is! It literally looks STUNNING on!!
Mary hand cuts each & every piece that she uses for her whimsical mosaic designs.The turquoise mosaic is cut with irregularity,which personally gives Mary’s jewelry it’s charm! The interior of the body is made of bone & is deliberately cut to give it that “Figure 8” look.Each has a different color within the figure 8 & the flower that represent s the “face”. The flower technique is fairly new to her & are done where she puts 'grooved slices" in the material & then when she goes to cut it (Like a roll of bread),it creates a flower!!
The panels sit in between the same color Kingman turquoise beads.Because of Mary’s popularity to keep up with orders & demand,the beads are cut by her husband Lorenzo,who by the way,is a master cutter! (I will be posting his ring later that took an award!-So watch for that!) The panels are uniform in length which lends to it laying perfectly against the body.
At the closure there is a stacked mosaic design that has the same coloration as the panels.
This necklace is ‘Signature Mary” & like all her pieces,it is a piece to be cherished! 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!!
ARTIST:Mary Tafoya
TRIBE: Kewa Pueblo New Mexico -Santo Domingo Pueblo
WEARABLE LENGTH: 21" (Without Panels)
PANEL SIZE: 3-1/4" x 1-1/4" Each
TURQUOISE: Vivid Blue Kingman
OTHER MATERIALS:Bone,Yellow Serpentine,Pink Rhodonite,Mustard Yellow Butternut Squash Serpentine,Orange Apple Coral,Black Jet
TURQUOISE BEAD SIZE:4.4 mm to 8 mm
METAL: Sterling Silver Hook & Eye Closure
WEIGHT: 6 Ounces
HALLMARK: M L Tafoya (On each Panel)