ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Born and raised in Shiprock, New Mexico Freddy grew up in a traditional Navajo enviroment.. He grew up in a big family household where their parents encoraged each to get a good education,which Freddy did.After graduating High School,he moved to Albuquerque where he studied diesel mechanics.It was during the time while actually having a job in the diesel field when he met his wife Rena & it was through her & her artisan mother & father ,where jewelry making developed & brought him to where he is today..

His inspirations come from attending different tribal dances and going to art shows. His favorite pieces are the 3 dimensional one-of-a-kind kachinas among contemporary style jewelry.Freddy not only works in sterling but has mastered working in gold. What you will get from Freddy is authentic,highly traditional Navajo jewelry, where there's no 2nd guessing as to what tribe made the piece!

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ABOUT THE TURQUOISE:

Sinai was called Mafkat ("Country of Turquoise) by the ancient Egyptians.. From the time of the first dynasty or before, the Egyptians mined turquoise in Sinai at two locations where the mines were worked intermittently and on a seasonal basis for thousands of years. This turquoise comes from this area.Its known for these incredible blues that have a really warm & very rich colored red/brown matrix.

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THE RING:

Made in a traditional Navajo style wth a whole lot of 'manly-man' masculine charm,Freddy hand picked a gorgeous cut of Egyptian turquoise that then dictated the work he did to surround it.Framing the large oval cut, is twisted wire,while the tasteful saw work that is done on the perimeter is actually apart of the heavy gauge sheet sterling that the stone & wire lay atop of.

The shank is tapered & if you zoom in on photos 3 & 6 you'll find Eagles that sit on the sides that he hand made & which give this a real Western/USA edginess & really adds to the overall look of the ring!

This is a very attractive ring that will definitely look great on any man's hand who wears it!