Offered by:
Glenn Green Galleries
136 Tesuque Village Road
Santa Fe, NM 87506 , United States
Call Seller
505.820.0008
Showrooms
Butterflies necklace, cast sterling silver and onyx beads
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Description
Melanie A. Yazzie (Navajo-Diné) is a highly regarded multimedia artist known for her printmaking, paintings, sculpture, and jewelry designs. She has exhibited, lectured, and taught throughout the United States, Mexico, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. Her work is in important museum collections worldwide. Glenn Green Galleries, her international representatives, collaborate in creating these jewelry designs that are made in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Figures of animals, insects, and other beings are meant to protect and give strength to the wearer. The winged female figures, called pollinators, are named for her personal Navajo clans, the Salt Water and Bitter Water. They serve as symbols of empowerment and the possibility of creating good things. Yazzie sees these as her protectors. In her artwork, she follows the Navajo philosophy of seeking beauty, balance, and harmony. Some of the pendants/enhancers are shown on strands of beads that are sold separately. Contact the gallery for further information.
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More Information
Documentation: Signed Origin: United States, New Mexico Period: New Materials: cast sterling silver and onxy beads Condition: New. Creation Date: 2022 Gemstones: Onyx Metals: Silver Gender: Ladies' Styles / Movements: Contemporary, Artist Jewelry, American Indian Incollect Reference #: 550681 -
Dimensions
H. 17.5 in; H. 44.45 cm;
Message from Seller:
The galleries represent the work of more than 40 outstanding artists with the finest in creative expression – sculpture, painting, prints, photography and jewelry. Offerings include the sculpture of Allan Houser and Eduardo Oropeza, the paintings of Kenji Yoshida, Melanie Yazzie and John Hogan, the rainforest basketry of the Wounaan artists, and the works of contemporary Japanese printmakers.
