A second generation Hopi Jeweler. I learned from my mother Cheryl Marie Yestewa. I’m one of nine children and the only one carrying on the tradition of hand bead rolling and jewelry making. Also I’m one of very few native artists making natural stone beads today. I use the traditional method of hand shaping, cutting, drilling and polishing all my beads from rough turquoise materials. I use high grade natural turquoise for most of my beads and hand fabricate, solder all my findings from sheet or ingot Silver or gold. Turquoise is one of my favorite stones, It gives me a sense of purpose and happiness to create each piece of jewelry. Im very fortunate to have learned from the best. I strive to keep my art genuine and have the natural beauty of the stone shine though each piece I create.