Terry Martinez

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These beautiful earrings were made by Terry in his meticulous and labor intensive way. Two lovely natural Easter Blue turquoise cabochons are set in hand made bezels and surrounded in twist wire. Deep chisel work appears at each end next to his distinctive coils of silver work. The finished earrings are striking on the ear, perfect for that special occasion.

Rolled and hammered sterling silver ingot silverwork as well as deep stamping with home made tools is Terry's specialty. This beautiful large cross is a fine example of his creativity. A rare high grade natural Morenci turquoise is surrounded in twist wire in the center of the cross. It is attached to a large bail with intricate and deep stamping. The cross is a perfect gift for the holiday season.

These exciting earrings by Terry Martinez feature two lovely high grade natural Blue Gem turquoise cabochons. The gems are a beautiful deep blue with golden and chocolate matrix accents. They sit in hand made bezels surrounded in twist wire. Elaborate coils of silver work encircle the stones and are separated with four hand made stars on the outer edges. The earrings are a gorgeous and striking statement on the ear.

This stunning ring created by Terry Martinez is set with a marvelous specimen of gem grade natural Royston turquoise from Nevada. The gem is two toned with a beautiful blue hue and swirls of deep hunter green characteristic of the highest grade found at this classic mine. It sits in an intricate hand chiseled bezel surrounded in twist wire. A thick hand made half round outer lip of heavy gauge silver creates a shadowbox surrounding the stone. Deeply stamped scallops are overlaid on either side of the shank. The band is made from heavy hand pulled ingot wire giving the piece a great comfortable feel when worn. The finished ring is substantial in weight, lovely on the finger and dramatic in effect.

This marvelous pendant was created by Navajo jeweler Terry Martinez. A stunning and abnormally large gem grade natural Blue Gem turquoise was selected for the central focus of the piece. The gem is exceedingly rare as the mine was played out in the 1970s. It is deep green with earthy swirls of gold and chocolate matrix. It sits in a hand made bezel on a substantial plate of rolled and hammered ingot sterling silver. Terry has set off the rarity and quality of the stone with elaborate coils of silverwork and deep stamping on the outer edges of the piece. The pendant hangs from a gorgeous deeply stamped and oxidized large bail designed to hold a necklace or a fine set of hand made sterling silver beads. The finished pendant is a dramatic and unusual piece of wearable art.

Navajo jeweler Terry Martinez hand made these lovely earrings set with two perfectly matched rare high grade natural Royal Blue turquoise cabochons. The gems are sky blue, the defining look from this famous old Nevada mine. They are set in hand made bezels surrounded in twist wire. Elegant stars and swirls were placed on the outer edges to give the earrings a dramatic effect when worn on the ear.

Rick Martinez collaborated with his brother Terry to create this magnificent concho belt. Rolled and hammered from thick ingot sterling silver, the belt was made for Terry's daughter to wear in her graduation ceremony from middle school. Every effort was made to finish the eight conchos in perfect replication. The stamp work is intensely complex and superb. The diamond pattern is overlaid in the center of each piece. The buckle is unique and proportioned to set off the rest of the belt. The finished piece is classic Navajo wearable jewelry, to be worn with pride for generations.

This stunning bracelet is Terry's unique signature style. Thick round wire creates the split shank. Layers atop are beautiful reposse' leaves with fine stars and deeply stamped scallops at the end. A shadow box is created to place atop the shank. Twist wire encases a hand chiseled bezel that holds a massive rare and seldom seen gem grade natural turquoise from the Danny Boy mine. This hat claim has produced very little over the years. The gem is bright sky blue with dark black spiderweb host rock matrix. The finished bracelet is magnificent to behold and wonderful to wear.