ABOUT RANDY:

Coming from the Navajo reservation just west of Albuquerque, in the town of "Cañoncito Band of Navajos" community of To'hajiilee, veteran artist Randy & his wife Sylvana have been making traditional Navajo jewelry for many a year now.. He specializes in working with heavy gauge sterling that is enhanced with deep stamping & or sawed cut out work..He's been at it so long,so he can make anything you put before him & can keep it as traditional as it gets just like his ancestors before him, to more contemporary, but yet traditional styles. Randy is the father to another artist I carry, "Wylie Secatero" (See listings)

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DESCRIPTION:

A couple things this cuff has going for it, is first of all it's incredible beauty & the 2nd is the WEIGHT! This is made with between a 1.5 to 2 gauge heavy sterling & if gauge weight doesn't mean anything to you, the lower the #,the heavier & stronger the metal is. This is SOLID! And when you get it in hand,you'll be impressed with the strength it has!

Randy's a 1st class artist when it comes to the sawing out the most gorgeous designs on these hefty cuffs & It's like there's 'designs within designs'. Given a undeniable Navajo edginess, Randy "hand sawed" the design you see & working with as heavy of sterling like this, I can't imagine how many blades he went through by the time it was all said & done! It is impeccably made!

It has a beautiful "Chiaroscuro" contrast where the darkened beauty in the crevices are accentuated by a more mirror polished finishing. This look gives a contemporary look to a traditional Navajo style.

This is one sophisticated piece with over the top appeal.. It 'oozes' class you may say!

I have another cuff by Randy in this same style, but with a different design & is a bit larger in diameter & a tad heavier in weight. (See last photo) So watch out for that!