Anna Begay, 5 strand turquoise, lapis, coral and sterling silver signed necklace

Five gorgeous strands of natural nugget turquoise is strung with heishi, lapis, coral, and sterling silver. Made by Anna Begay

"There is a happiness that comes when I focus on making jewelry. I concentrate on a good thought, a special feeling...especially for someone." "I learned from my father, who did sandcast jewelry. I used to watch him work with the bellows melting the silver. He made beautiful horse stalls (bridle ornaments). I remember thinking that maybe jewelry making is in our blood."

Such are the words of Anna Begay, the maker of this spectacular 5 strands of possibly/most likely Kingman turquoise, coral, and lapis. Small heishi beads help to funnel the turquoise down to the cone of the necklace, which is stamped with her initials, A.B. -22 inches long

Anna Begay was born on August 27th, 1954, to Elsie Yazzie Begay (weaver) and Russel A.N. Begay (jeweler) in Kykotsmovi, AZ