Native-engraver
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This pendant is silver with 23K gold, 1.25" x 1.25". Where I have inlaid gold this would abalone shell inlay, according to tradition. The old masters did amazing work with abalone shell inlay. It has taken me a while to figure out the best way to use inlay, and this piece is getting closer. I want to use inlay wire in future pieces.
I work from a sketch and free hand draw the design onto the metal. The Northwest coast Native style is complex, and learning to create a well coposed, flowing design takes a long time to learn. I was a wood carver first, and I have been an artist for 30 years.
I work from a sketch and free hand draw the design onto the metal. The Northwest coast Native style is complex, and learning to create a well coposed, flowing design takes a long time to learn. I was a wood carver first, and I have been an artist for 30 years.