Navajo Artisan-TYLER BROWN-GORGEOUS-Dark Purple Spiny Oyster Chunky Cluster Sterling Ring-Adjustable Size 8
Navajo Artisan-TYLER BROWN-GORGEOUS-Dark Purple Spiny Oyster Chunky Cluster Sterling Ring-Adjustable Size 8
SALE FOR THE RING ONLY-MATCHING CUFF CAN BE FOUND UNDER 'BRACELETS!
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
There's a certain look that is found with the jewelry that comes out of the Gallup area & you can definitely see this geographical' s influence in Tyler's work. Now only 32 years old & asked for 'By Name", Tyler has made quite a name for himself in the industry & is producing some of the hottest looking Navajo jewelry.. He could not escape the art of jewelry making since he happens to be the son of the late Navajo artist, "DEAN BROWN".. Dean taught the young Tyler the art of making traditional Navajo jewelry where he taught him 1st with earrings where he had him working with super light gauge 32 gauge sterling, so if there were many mistakes(Which there were!) it wouldn't be too, too costly.
Tyler comes from a long list of well known Navajo artists with just a few of his uncles being Hemerson Brown, Anthony Skeets & Lee Charley. His cousin is Mathew Charley & the late KIRK SMITH was a 2nd uncle.. He LOVES working with vivid colored materials & is always working on trying to come up with new ways to create different style cluster pieces, which are another favorite style that he loves making!
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THE RING:
Something very signature that you'll find in Tyler's work, are the chunky sized cuts he uses, which have a lot to do with the appeal his jewelry has & especially when used in a cluster setting..By using these chunky size stones that sit so closely together, gives each piece a more substantial look & feel !
This is made with beautiful dark purple colored cuts taken from the Purple Spiny Oyster shell,where each are richly saturated & have somewhat of a "eggplant " colored tonality. Hand picked for this ring are 3 various shaped cuts,where it was obvious Tyler used the center triangular shaped cut that in turn dictated the triangular shape of the ring.
The ring is presently set at a size 8 & because the one end is not soldered to the base, allows it to be adjustable. (See photo 8)
**If you love sets & got a small sized wrist, be sure to check out the sister cuff Tyler made that look absolutely gorgeous together!!! (Under “Bracelets”) I have other listings by Tyler, including various colored stone cuffs, rings & pendants which all can be found under those categories.
ARTIST: Tyler Brown
TRIBE: Navajo
WEIGHT: 34 Grams (1.20 Ounces)
METAL: Sterling Silver
METAL FINISHING: Lightly Oxidized
MATERIAL: Purple Spiny Oyster Shell
CUTS: Rounded Squares-Round-Triangular
SPINY OYSTER SIZE: ROUNDED SQUARES: 10 mm Square -ROUND: 9.5 mm Round- TRIANGLE CENTER CUT: 26mm x 20 mm (About 1" x 3/4") -
SIZE: 8
ADJUSTABLE: Yes
HALLMARK: Conjoined "TB"~ Sterling"
Comes Boxed.
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PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:
In order to give you close up photos so I can provide you with all the detail, photos can tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. So to get an accurate idea of how big this is, please zoom in on the photos where you can see it on the finger or you can do is pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.. I am not a professional photographer, but I do try to do my best at giving you accuracy in color.
