Carl & Irene Clark – Navajo
Carl, Navajo jeweler of the Manygoat-Redhouse clan, is the great innovator in inlay jewelry. Descendant of one of the original Navajo smiths, Peshlakai Atsitty, Carl is the founder of the micro-fine inlay technique reminiscent of the art deco school of the 1930s.
Carl’s great innovation involves using micro-inlay to color blend a design into day and night depictions of monument valley, Navajo rugs or rainbow man Yeis. He has been featured in virtually every modern publication about Native American jewelry including the most recent books by Dexter Cirillo and Peter Schiffer. His awards are too numerous to mention and include Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Musuem shows. We are proud to have known Carl since the inception of his career in the early 1970s.
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Legendary award winning Navajo inlay artists, Carl and Irene Clark, have created one of the finest cocktail rings we have ever seen. Using a natural rare gem grade 60 carat Red Mountain spiderweb cabochon mined in the 1970's, combined with a micro inlaid rainbow colored shank, the piece radiates quality and astonishing beauty. The shank incorporates over 900 stones of natural lapis, turquoise, coral, jet and mother of pearl giving the piece a 3D affect. Inlaid on a curve, the inside of the shank is an elaborate swirl of design created with the artist's distinctive hand made stamp. The piece is a breathtaking example of Carl and Irene Clark's ability to create modern masterpieces.
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Using over 6000 stones Carl and Irene Clark have created a color blend Yei Rainbow man standing in the starry night just as the morning sun rises in the eastern sky. This magnificent creation, six months in the making, shimmers with a color creation of natural lapis, mother of pearl, jet, sugulite, turquoise and coral. The edge of the piece holds nine natural rare high grade Kingman spiderweb hand beveled stones shadowboxing the Yei. The interior of the bracelet includes an incredibly intricate floral jungle scene made even more amazing by the fact that Carl forged his own stamps. This bracelet is one of Carl and Irene Clark's masterpieces suitable for the finest collection.
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Using over 3500 stones inlaid into a tufa cast sterling silver frame award winning Navajo artist, Carl Clark, depicts a micro blend of natural turquoise, lapis, mother of pearl, jet, red and pink coral, jasper and sugilite to create a starry night scene of the full moon over Monument valley, homeland to the Navajo Nation. Using a technique solely his own he inlays on a curve to achieve this outstanding effect. The shape is hexagonal with four angles. The sliders and tips are also micro-inlayed. The amount of time involved in this creation limits his output to only a few pieces a year.
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