SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Ernest Benally

Name
Ernest Benally
Tribe
Navajo Nation
Main Classification
Jewelry
Classification #2
Classification #3

SWAIA Booth History

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Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Ernest Benally

I make sterling silver and 14kt and 18kt gold jewelry. Handmade fabricated out of sheets and wires. All pieces are stamped with my name. Some pieces are stamped/tooled with patterns onto silver. Pieces are inlaid with natural gem stones and sea shells. I do a flat channel inlay and cobblestone and for roll and I make my cabochons. Circular accents are drilled using diamond drill bits and then re-inlaid with sterling silver or gold round wire or tubing. The tubing is then filled with another stone or shell. Stones are polished with a sapphire powder and the metals are polished with different waxes.

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