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Amber Morningstar Byars gives us a taste of her style. I clash of Native American traditional and contemporary modern style lapidary work. Her sculptures reflect the strength of stone along with natural feminine curves. Amber, What is your style? It’s mixed. I have a lot of modern influence from growing up in New York. I […]
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Total Festival public invite. George Francis invites everyone to the Totah Festival in Farmington New Mexico around the Four Corners. There will be a Pow Wow, a famous yearly authentic Navajo Rug Auction and a other events. Yes, we do host an event that I’d like to speak about a little bit. It’s called Totah […]
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In this video George Francis a master Navajo Jewelry silversmith explains a little about Navajo silver jewelry cast work. There are two types sand cast and tufa cast. Cast work involves different types, and there are Navajo silversmiths. We have two types that a lot of people use. Cast work can be done with wax, […]
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In a series about Native American authentic handmade silver jewelry, George Francis, a Native American silversmith for the Navajo tribe, explains what inlay jewelry is. He also compliments the Zuni tribe as they mark themselves as great inlay jewelry artists. What is Native American Inlay Work? Inlay work is where you’re taking stones and combining […]
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Amber Morningstar Byars is a Native artist from the Choctaw tribe. She is a second generation sculpture inspired by her father, master artist, Kelly Byars. This is an introduction video to Amber and her art. Amber Morningstar Byars, Daughter of Kelly Nitushi Byars Choctaw Stone Sculptors My name is Amber Morningstar Byars and I’m a […]
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