ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Master mosaic Zuni artist Quintin Quam Sr. is from the Zuni Pueblo, but now calls Albuquerque his home. Having learned the art of mosaic back in 1981 by well known Zuni artisans "Sammy & Ester Guardian" is who Quintin learned the "Art of Zuni Mosaic" from.. This husband & wife team took Quintin under their wing & taught the younger artist the ropes of mosaic art.

A previous painter, Quintin traded out the tubes of color, brushes & canvas, to now working with our earth's naturally produced colors for his subjects... He continues to paint, but these days it's done in a stone/shell/metal art form. Quintin's picturesque pieces are made where he cuts each one of these tiny, tiny colorful stones (or shell) by hand & then intricately laying them 'flush' into the sterling that actually look like a painted picture! All the feather detailing & everything else to create a more ‘realistic image’, is further created by the hands of Quintin.

His detailed workmanship is very impressive & makes it look all to easy to do, but when the art of mosaic is done on this tiny of a scale, it takes extreme skill & is very time consuming art form that doesn't happen overnight, nor in a matter of weeks,but literally takes years to do this type of work with extreme precision!

Quintin now has become a highly reputable artist that is very much sought after for his beautiful mosaic inlay work & whose work is in high demand.
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THE CUFF:
Covered in design from end to end, Quintin didn't fall short of creating one absolutely gorgeous looking cuff! Intricately inlaid are 3 different birds, where the Hummingbird sits center front & then on one side is an Italian red coral "Red Cardinal" & on the other is a Sleeping Beauty turquoise "Blue Jay"..The hummingbird is seen in flight as he fly's to the flowers, while sharing his space with his neighboring butterflies. On the sides, the birds sit looking into the distance as they sit perched on twigs with green Malachite leaves. Separating each bird from the next are 5 rows made of Spiny Oyster-Red Coral-Sleeping Beauty turquoise.(See photo 7)

WRIST SIZE:
This is made for a medium sized wrist that is wide,but for a wrist that is not so "fleshy" since it has only a 1" gap opening. This is NOT adjustable. Please know your wrist size before purchasing since cuffs fit different than any other type bracelet, it is important they fit right!

If you're not sure or have never measured yourself, please take time to read: "How To Fit A Cuff" at the bottom of listing..If you need help, please don't hesitate to contact me!

If you zoom in on the last photo,you'll see a beautifully inlaid Hummingbird/Butterfly Pendant that can be found under ‘pendants”