Tim Herrera is from Cochiti Pueblo, he has been creating Native American works of wearable art for 13 years. Tim learned his trade from Charllene Reano and his dad, but also through his own experiences with silver and gems. Tim has a very unique contemporary style, he mainly uses tufa casts to create most of his art. Tufa casting is one of the oldest forms of Native American jewelry. Tufa stone is a porous type of limestone. The tufa stone is carved into the desired shape and designs with a sharp tool, then the artist melts silver and pours it into the cast. Tim uses only the best stones in his work, especially when it comes to turquoise. Tim’s artistic skills are amazing, and it shows in every piece he creates.
Handmade by Tim Herrera from Cochiti Pueblo.
This is a sterling silver tufa cast ring, with a natural rare gem grade Australian Variscite stone. The stone is a beautiful green color with an amazing red/brown web matrix. The amazing gem sits in a hand etched tooth bezel.
The silver work in done in an amazing contemporary style, this is what Tim is known for. Tim hand carved the design of the band on a tufa stone, then he poured molten silver into the cast, this is one of the oldest forms of Native jewelry. The beautiful gem sits on four arms giving it a floating effect.  Tim finished this ring with a high shine.
The face of the ring measures 1-1/16 inch,  and tapers down to 1/4inch. The stone measures 3/8 inch by 7/8 inch.
This ring is a size 8
Weighs 12 grams
Stamped with Tim’s hallmark, 2016 and .925.
