Description
6.5" Liz Wallace (Diné-Washoe-Maidu) Twisted sterling wire and turquoise<br>bracelet 52mm wide in center.<br><br>Liz Wallace, Navajo, Washoe and Maidu, b. 1975<br><br>Liz Wallace was born to te Tachiinii Clan (Red Running Into the Water People).<br><br>As a young girl Liz would watch her parents, Alan Wallace and Kathryn Morsea<br>(both renowned artists) as they made their own works of art in gold and silver.<br>Liz has been actively creating jewelry since 1996. Lizs favorite motifs include<br>the classic or traditional Navajo style as well as designs that represent the<br>Art Nouveau period, a time when artists believed images taken from nature and<br>myth should work in harmony with materials to create a total work of art.<br><br>I have always admired and been fascinated by fine jewelry, its construction, the<br>materials, and and the various socio-cultural contexts in which it was<br>createdWhile I will always love the ingenuity and resourcefulness exhibited by<br>old Navajo and Pueblo smiths, my inspirations are diverseI am both a product of<br>my environment and of my choices within it.<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Most cuff bracelets are shown photographed<br>on a 6" woman's wrist and will include a photo showing the inside circumference<br>where the metal tip meets the number on the tape measure.
