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	Artist Background We didn't always use to rely on jewelry sales as a sole means of income. In fact, we had typical eight to five jobs through the Young Adult Conservation Corps back in the 1970's. However, our lives have always been a convergance between the modern and traditional worlds. We had obligations and religious activities that demanded our time, and often these activities were during working hours. Making jewelry was a way for us to create a means of income and, at the same time, a way for us to carry through with our religious obligations. My wife and I have the freedom to work from home, and eventhough our "job" isn't the typical eight hour work day, we still put in the same amount of time to finish our jewelry. Up until about nine years ago, we sold jewelry to local area merchants and stores. With the encouragement of our friends, Loren and Yolanda, we joined them for our first art show. This new venue for selling our pieces enabled us to meet directly with the customers who found our artwork as valuable pieces to add to their collections.   Art Shows Attended Heard Museum, Phoenix AZ Pinetop-Lakeside Native American Art Show, Showlow AZ Northen Arizona Museum, Flagstaff AZ Tucson Museum, Tucson AZ Sedona Art Show, Sedona AZ Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe NM Santa Fe Native Treasures Art Show, Santa Fe NM Eight Northern Art Show, Pojoaque NM San Geronimo Feast, Taos NM Arlington Indian and Western Art Show, Arlington TX Southwest Indian Museum, Pasadena CA Denver Indian and Western Art Show, Denver CO Haskell Indiana Market, Lawrence KS Cokia Mounds Art Show, East St Louis MS Eiterljorg Museum of A.I and Western Art, Indianapolis IN National Museum of American Indian, Washington DC   History of Artwork We've moved from making small, basic pieces of jewelry to bigger and more elaborate pieces. When we first started making jewelry, our designs were simple and required fewer pieces of stones. Now, the designs in our pieces have fine lines and details. Our jewelry has also shifted from strictly traditional pieces to include more contemporary work. Both my wife and I have carried on with the traditions of our parents, and being a silversmith is a connection that we both have with the memories of our parents. The sunface design, the Knifewing design and the Rainbow God are all original designs from our parents. The sunface design is now our main trademark, and it is one of the more traditional pieces that we produce. The stones we use are mostly coral and turquoise, which are often viewed as traditional colors, and then set the stones using the inlay process. The sunface design is often on our earrings, pendants, nacklaces, watch tips, and bolos. We've since learned to incorporate new techniques, new types of stones and new designs to our jewelry.

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