Every element of his jewelry and boxes, right down to the clasps, is handmade. Each morning Manygoats heads into his studio, based in an old trailer behind his Tohatchi home, prepared for a long workday Links of London Charms. Dozens of projects are on tap that require him to stretch and innovate, such as the dazzling ladybug bracelet he conceived when one of the bugs landed on his arm as he and his wife sat eating lunch in their car on a summer day. Ideas, he says, come to him at all hours of the day and night Links of London Bracelets. “I like to use stones that are more than an eighth of an inch thick, because they last longer,” he notes. “I like bright stones with no cracks, and I like when the stone is real clear. I still learn things, like not to throw old tools away. I sharpened the edge of an old saw, and it turned out to be a really good tool for me. I use old files that have been worn down. To do engraving, I bang with a hammer so I have a nice straight design.” No one is more delighted than Manygoats by his 11-year-old son’s interest in jewelry making sweetie Bracelet. “He has done a little bit of inlay,” his proud father declares. “Like me, he likes to put his hands in water.” Manygoats’ work can be seen at Ellis Tanner Trading Company, Gallup, NM; the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market, Phoenix, AZ; and the Southwest Indian Art Fair, Tucson, AZ Links of London.
January 19, 2010
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