Robert Begay is a young Dine artist who is making extraordinary jewelry. In this video he tells of his background, his artistic influences, his love of turquoise and we see some beautiful jewelry.
Bruce Mead was the Bisbee Rock Man and he taught me how to cut turquoise. In this video he shows how to attach turquoise slabs to the doping stick for cutting. Its a bit rough but worth learning from
What an operation! Imagine the amount of cuttable turquoise that has to found and sold to fund this working. It's no wonder that corporate mining companies prefer to go after metal ores that can be mined with mainly machines whereas mining for turquoise also requires keen eyesight and logical reasoning.
What an operation! Imagine the amount of cuttable turquoise that has to found and sold to fund this working. It's no wonder that corporate mining companies prefer to go after metal ores that can be mined with mainly machines whereas mining for turquoise also requires keen eyesight and logical reasoning.