Archive for October 2012
Anticlastic Copper Bracelet
Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. He has a degree in metalsmithing from Northern Arizona University. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
Anticlastic Copper Bracelet
Stunning bracelet opens to reveal highly polished deep reds against the warmth and vibrancy of brushed copper.
Like the gorgeous red rocks of the mountains in this region of the southwest, or of the deep red sunsets reflected on limestone and sand, this bracelet reflects the environment in which it was made.
Read MoreJewelry Demonstration at Zen Mountain Gallery in Jerome
Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. He has a degree in metalsmithing from Northern Arizona University. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
Read MoreGuadalupe Poppy Jasper Overlay Pendant
Guadalupe Poppy Jasper Overlay Pendant
This hollow form pendant is made of hand-punched fine silver with fine silver overlay and Guadalupe Poppy Jasper.
Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
Read MoreFine Silver Overlay Cuff
Fine Silver Overlay Cuff
Two-and-a-half inches and seven ounces of highly polished fine silver make up this ultra-modern bracelet.
This piece really makes a statement!
I had a lot of fun making this piece. It is an out-of-state commission, and is entirely made by hand. Blackened silver overlay. Overlay is a traditional Native American technique.
Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
Read More55th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Market and Fair ~ I’m in!!!
This is huge! I just found out that I have been invited to participate in 2013 Heard Museum Guild Indian Market and Fair.
The Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market is “a world-acclaimed festival that draws nearly 20,000 visitors and more than 700 of the nation’s most outstanding and successful American Indian artists.”
To say that I’m excited is an understatement!
The fair is happening on:
March 2nd & 3rd, 2013
The Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
I’m in! 36th Annual Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market
Come to the Pueblo Grande Indian Market, featuring top Native American Artists. December 8th and 9th, 2012 at the Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.
Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
Read MoreCupped Pearl Pendant
Cupped Pearl Pendant
Brushed fine silver holds a single pearl in this hollow form pendant. Silver and pearl are a lovely combination as they softly reflect light. The pendant is slightly bowled as well, rounded edges in line with the organic shape of the bowl.
May be worn with just about anything, from casual jeans and a t-shirt, to a silk blouse, wool sweater, or dress.
Hand-crafted, this piece is not “perfectly” round, it maintains a natural quality. One-of-a-kind. Signed on the back.
5/8 inch diameter, 1/4 inch deep.
Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
Read MorePinky Shiva
Pinky Shiva
A variation on Shiva’s Flame, this is a pinky ring, or for a very small finger. It rises like a small flame from the finger.
Very comfortable, beveled on the inside and flat on the sides, it’s almost as if you’re not wearing a ring at all.
Hand-carved. Sterling Silver.
Read MoreBlue Flame Pendant
Blue Flame Pendant
Lapis stands out surrounded by copper in this shadowbox pendant. The copper has been intensely heated, bringing out deep reds, oranges, and purples with flecks of gold and yellows. Different light brings out the different colors in the copper, sometimes it looks maroon, sometimes orange, sometimes red. It changes, just like fire.
This pendant is a hollow form and entirely hand-crafted. It is made of polished fine silver, copper, and lapis. 1/4 inch deep and 5/8 inch diameter. Signed on the back.
Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
Read MoreBlackened Carved Ring
Blackened Carved Ring
Organically shape grooves and hand-carved, making this ring one of a kind. Grooves are blackened so that they really stand out. The inside edges of the ring are beveled for a comfort fit.
Polished sterling silver. Signed on the inside.
Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com. Wholesale enquiries are welcome.
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