Angie Reano Owen, Santo Domingo
Turquoise and Pipestone
Mosaic Inlay on Shell Wire Earrings
HK Item #E508

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Paula says - "This pair of earrings came with two other pair in an estate lot and were said to be purchased in the 1950s. They were made by renowned mosaic artist Angie Reano Owen."

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Angelita Reano Owen was born in 1946 at Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico. She comes from a family of jewelry makers and learned the art early on. Later, she began researching the prehistoric styles of mosaic jewelry created by the Hohokam and Anasazi cultures of the Southwest. Owen is recognized by museums, traders, and other Indian artists for her single-handed revival of an ancient tradition of mosaic overlay. Her work has been widely collected both privately and by museums in the United States and in Europe, including the Albuquerque Museum, the Heard Museum, and the Millicent Rogers Museum.

ABOUT TURQUOISE

Turquoise is associated with the sky, and bringing sky energy to earth. It is known as a master healer stone as it is believed to help speed the healing process. It is also thought that turquoise can help promote honest and clear communication from the heart.
Turquoise comes in all shades of blue, to blue-green and it is the natural variations in turquoise that make it appealing. The color of turquoise in American Indian jewelry ranges from brownish green to bright blue. Found in veins sandwiched in between layers of mother rock, turquoise can show some of the influence of the mother rock in its matrix or veining. The matrix colors range from blue to golden brown to black and sometimes with golden flecks. Many people prefer turquoise with matrix over clear stones. Read more about stones.