SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Sheryl Edaakie

Name
Sheryl Edaakie
Tribe
Pueblo of Zuni
Main Classification
Jewelry
Classification #2
Classification #3
Website

SWAIA Booth History

Summer 2024
PAL N 207
Winter 2024
248
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Sheryl Edaakie

Hello my name is Sheryl Edaakie, I have been making Zuni multi-colored inlaid jewelry since 1984. I developed a true artistic form of my own designs. My work ranges from simple two colored inlaid forms to several different stones inlaid on a single piece. My work, over the years, has developed into superb color combinations and balanced designs that are unmatched in other forms of inlaid jewelry in today's market. I have been raised in Zuni, New Mexico, the largest pueblo of the 19 pueblos located in New Mexico. I learned the perfection of multi-colored inlaid jewelry from my husband’s father, Zino Edaakie, my late father in-lawZino Edaakie is the brother of the well-known artist Dennis Edaakie. In my earlier years, Zino, taught me the simple method of using basic stones that were available during those years, but as the years progressed, I started using other various colors of stones that bring out the rainbow color combinations in my jewelry. I carry on the tradition.

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