A couple years ago, I put together a “Master Jewelers” panel and invited artists who I believed were some of the best and brightest, established and up-and-coming Native American jewelers. The line-up was amazing and the panel discussion we had yielded some great information and, more importantly, a lot of laughs.
Native Art Expert, Ira Wilson (Diné) recalls the place he calls home, Teec Nos Pos, Arizona and the enlightening words is weaver grandmother told him, "This is where we’re from and how others know where we come from. Most importantly, shi yazh (my little one), you have to be right inside here to make all this work..."