SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET 2024 OFFICIAL ARTIST DIRECTORY

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

Veronica Benally

Navajo Nation
Name
Veronica Benally
Booth
POG 116
Website
Description

Handmade sterling silver beads are centered, punched in middle, domed. Soldered, filed, the polished. Other pieces are fabricated out of sheets of silver. The pieces inlaid with either a flat mosaic or corn rolled/cobblestone inlay. I use natural gem stones. Sea shells and stabilized Kingman turquoise. The inlay is glued in with super glue and 5 minute epoxy. After glue hardens the Accents are created with diamond drill bits then re-inlaid with silver and other stones or shells. Stones are polished with sapphire power. Silver is then polished with various waxes.