American Indian Jewelry has long been a small subset of the jewelry was immense world. Most of the Native American Jewelry than the traditional kind of turquoise and silver, which usually resides in the collections of the major Native American art lovers will be expected. This limited view overlooks entirely new contemporary jewelry native American Indian jewelry, can be very hip, edgy and modern, relying on a much wider audience. Cody Sanderson, Navajo Santa Fe, New Mexico is one of the artists give Native jewelry a new look. His edgy style of Rock and Roll silver rings, bracelets, earrings, belt buckles, hairpins and even American Indian Jewelry takes the medium in a stylish new direction that could be easily seen on the young body and tanned toned Hollywood set. He works mainly in large striking silver forms, stamps, or he would be in repousse distinctive, bold designs that easy to get noticed.
Although Cody Sanderson’s Jewelry is the way the Indian art to a broader, hipper audience can bring, it is not without applause from the more traditional Indian art circuits. was in fact one of Cody’s coveted pieces of the Heard Indian Market Best of Show Award along with a first place ribbon at the SWAIA’s Santa Fe Indian Market. In a world of mass production, expensive, department store jewelry, it is both refreshing and exciting to the incredible, hand-made, one-of-a-kind piece that produces Cody to see from his Santa Fe studio. He is exactly the kind of artist that are required in order to take American Indian Jewelry in new areas and bring the medium much more appeal.