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Native American Indian handmade by Navajo artist, Thomas Singer!
The stunning Sterling earrings are sharp with a Gold overlay of a Horse, Waves, and earth. The earrings are post which hang at the perfect length while made with 100% Sterling Silver. Each earring is stamped with Thomas Singers' Hallmark.
Length(including hook):1” x Width: 1”
Weight: 0.4oz
Thomas Singer
Thomas Singer, Regarded silversmith, is known thought the world for his jewelry work. His overlay pieces incorporate the most rational of Navajo design - designs that have endured for years and years. Many of the designs are of Navajo rugs and other traditional designs.
Jeweler Thomas Singer is aNavajo Indian from Winslow, Arizona. he grew up in a small community of Dilcon on the Navajo Reservation.
Mr. Singer uses Sterling silver and turquoise to create artistic expressions of Navajo tractional ways. Singer states: “ I make jewelry out of silver. Every piece is made with the meaning of my tractional ways - the Navajo way of living. My father was a silversmith. He taught me and wanted me to continue his trade. It was my father’s dream that I learn to silversmith so that I could continue his beliefs.”
In the 1960s, Thomas Singer become famous for inventing the use of turquoise and coral chips in silverware. This method of design is refereed to as “chip-inlay.” So successful was the invention that many Navajo craftsmen copy the method and every Indian jewelry store carries some form of chip-inlay.
Mr. Singers work is well known internationally. His work is featured in a number of Indian art publications. Once can easily recognize Thomas’s Work. He marks his finished pieces with “T.Singer or with “T and a crescent moon.” Whether Mr. Singer creates a bolo tie, buckle, ring or bracelet he states that, “All my jewelry is made to satisfy my customer. Each piece is unique and is made very different. I try hard to make different styles and designs of my jewelry.”
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