Description
Huge Navajo Carico Lake Turquoise/Sterling Charles Johnson Pendant 5" tall with<br>bail x 3.25" wide x 110 grams, top quality turquoise, no damage. This is a very<br>large pendant that will go on a multi-strand necklace or large Navajo pearls<br>with ease, anything up to 22 mm or so.<br><br>Charles Johnson<br><br>Charles was taught silversmithing from his parents at about the age of 15, and<br>continued to learn on his own during the summers. His parents are lifetime<br>silversmith’s with his mother’s family having 5 generations, and his father’s<br>family with 2 generations. Charles has worked full-time as a silversmith since<br>the age of 20. He first started inlaying at the age of 13 for a few years while<br>learning both.Starting with traditional Navajo jewelry, Charles then went into<br>Navajo contemporary jewelry, then onto the Western style with swirl design<br>cutouts. The majority of his jewelry are cutout overlay on bracelets, and<br>buckles with Petroglyph designs (Anasazi drawings). He also enjoys bracelet<br>overlay with Western style and swirl design. Charles’ clans are Ashii (Salt<br>People) and Todich’ii’nii (Bitter Water Clan).
