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, handmade tufa cast contemporary ring with a natural rare gem grade Hubei Turquoise stone. The stone used for this ring is a beautiful blue color with some green spots and a phenomenal black matrix, the stone is set in a hand cut bezel.
The silver work on this ring was done in an extraordinary contemporary style, this is what Tim is known for. Tim carved the amazing design for this ring onto a tufa stone and poured molten silver into the cast to yield this amazing work of wearable art. Tim completed this ring with a high shine
This ring is a size 7.25
The face of this ring measures 7/8 inch and tapers down to 3/8 inch. The stone measures 1/2 inch by 11/16 inch
Weighs 13.8 grams
Tim carved/stamped his hallmark, .925, and 2019 to the back.
