Artists — silversmith

Verdy Jake – Navajo Reservation Silversmith Profile

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Verdy Jake, from a family of thirteen children who all learned silversmithing from their oldest brother, lives at Smith Lake on the Navajo reservation and has four children of her own.

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Robert Vandever – Classical Southwestern Turquoise Jewelry Artisan

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Robert Vandever creates classical Southwestern turquoise jewelry, marked with his V. Sterling hallmark.

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Tim Charlie – Modern Native Silver Jewelry, Super Smiths Artisan

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Tim Charlie is a Super Smiths Collaboration member in Gallup, New Mexico, known for native silver jewelry with a modern design flair.

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Sunshine Reeves – Award-Winning Navajo Silversmith Profile

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Sunshine Reeves, born in 1964 in Gallup, New Mexico, won Best in Show at the 1997 Santa Fe Indian Market and is known for intricate, deep stamp work on Navajo-style rings and bands.

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Stanley Manygoats – Gallup-Trained Native American Jewelry Artisan

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Stanley Manygoats trained under Ray Tracy and Steve Harper of Stoneweaver, now creating jewelry on a small scale while raising his young children.

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