Stephen Yazzie - Jewelry Artist

I am a Navajo silversmith. My clans are Towering House, Bitter Water  people, Tangle Hair clan, and Edge Water people. I currently live in  Flagstaff, AZ and as an artist I have worked hard in developing and  refining my skills in my work in contrast with my cultural heritage. I'm  inspired by many things in my life that reflect into my artwork, with  being a river guide, father, artist, and cat owner.

In my jewelry work I use traditional  Navajo silversmithing techniques such as stamping, hammering, forming,  and use of stone cabochons. I also use elements of newer contemporary  styles such as married metals, casting, hollow forms, and traditional  spiculum forming which I have learned from the Northern Arizona jewelry  program. You can wear precious art works to self-glamorize and enhance  beauty with art. Thus in traditional Navajo saying, "To Walk in Beauty".

Website: Ty Metalsmithing

Email: tymetalsmithing@yahoo.com