Product Description
Sterling silver teardrops set with Mookaite jasper and textured on the back hang from sterling silver textured post earrings. Handmade by San Filipe Pueblo artist Jared Chavez.
Jared Chavez learned metalsmithing from his father, world class jeweler Richard Chavez. Together, they run Chavez Studio. His art has also been influenced by his mother who is a potter; in fact, Jared began his artistic career by experimenting with clay. Jared’s bracelets, belts, rings, and earrings typically feature his angular, graphic style, which has been inspired by such diverse influences as Hiroshige and Picasso.
Mookaite jasper is a sedimentary rock formed when ancient sea bed sediment was jasperized into a mottled and beautiful quartz rock. It is only found in Australia.
