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Sunlit Mokume Earrings
$295
Mokume material: gold, copper, and silver
Stamped hallmark on the back by Native American artist, Tolpiyine Simbola
Product Description:
Round disc earrings handcrafted using the traditional mokume gane technique. Layers of precious metal are fused and patterned to create a flowing, multi-colored surface that glows with subtle tones of gold, copper, and silver, just like sunlight drifting across desert sand.
Made by A Native Artist
Handmade
Ships From Santa Fe, NM
ABOUT THE ARTIST
TOLPIYINE SIMBOLA
Tol-pi-yiné Simbola is a Native American metalsmith from Picuris Pueblo in New Mexico. He resides in Pojoaque Pueblo and goes by "Red Sun Jewelry". Tolpiyine Simbola has been making jewelry on and off since he was 12 years old. That was also the first year the artist was accepted into the Santa Fe Indian Market. He won the youth fellowship when 18.
Simbola is self taught and prides himself on intricate and complex designs. His interest in architecture allows the metal to speak for itself.