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Alvin Yellowhorse

Name
Alvin Yellowhorse
Tribe
Navajo Nation
Juried Classification(s)
Jewelry
Website

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
PLZ 39
SFIM24
PLZ 39
WIM25

2024 Award History

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Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Alvin Yellowhorse

Every piece of jewelry that I build starts out as a silver ingot. It is then rolled out to the desired, or specified type of wire or flat plate. it is then soldered together by hand, and formed on either a mandrel or wooden stump. I use various types of stamps on my work, as well as my own texture designs that I came up with. The inlay is done Genie machine by hand and the final piece is then polished on a buffing wheel.