Alex Sanchez has been making jewelry for over 15 years. He makes beautiful works of art in contemporary and traditional fashion. He is most known for his Petroglyph style that he has been perfecting for some time. His traditional work is fascinating as well, he uses some of the best turquoise in his works and builds the silver around the stones. His Petroglyph works include suns, bears, dragonflies, stars, and many other designs. He overlays these designs on a beautiful textured and oxidized background. Alex is a world class Navajo artist and his works will be very collectible for years to come.
This is a handmade sterling silver Maiden Face, Navajo wide band ring, with a natural rare gem grade Kingman Turquoise stone. The stone is a beautiful electric blue color with a an amazing red/brown webbed matrix with some shiny flecks of pyrite. The stone sits in a smooth bezel.
The silver work is done in Alex’s contemporary petroglyph style. Alex appliqued a circle of life on the face. He stamped the wide band with bears (for strength). Alex completed this piece with an amazing high shine.
This ring is a size 8
The face of this ring measures 1-9/16 inch and the band measures 9/16 inch, the stone measures 1/2 inch by 11/16 inch.
Weight 26.1 grams.
Stamped Sterling and Alex Sanchez.
