I think it is very important I let you, the customer and the future customer about Ron Henry's work. I enjoy doing this through my experiences as well as those of others. We' ve had 100's of customers in the last 9 years. Most have adored Ron's work. There are many reasons why. Mostly because he is an outstanding artist. Some appreciate him because he will work with them on any design as long as it doesn't bring down the integrity of his work. Some of these ways have been when someone wanted him to work with man-made stones or copy someone else's work. I never really understand the latter. I wonder why they don't just buy the piece from whomever they see it. Oh well, I digressed. This is just a little sidebar I wanted you to know. The real story is this....
You've read about my Dad and his Fire Agate ring that means so much to me. Fire Agate is mined in Mexico and the US, one state which is AZ. It is one of the most colorful and rich looking stones I've ever seen. I dare any other stone to stand against it.
When I met Ron I told him about my Dad and how close we were. I showed him different pieces of jewelry he wore. Some pieces were for going out, some for day to day. They were all special to me. One day when Ron and I were going to do some little errand thing he pulls out another kleenex wrapped around something small. You know from my previous blog (shame on you if you didn't read it...hehe) he wraps all his work in kleenex. It wasn't my birthday or any special day so I was curious what he had. I unwrapped a sterling siver pendant. In the center of this beauty was a Fire Agate. A beautiful one Ron Henry had picked personally for me. See, he didn't work with the stone at that time. He was a turquoise, lapis, sugilite, coral, jet, opal man. He worked with other stones but those were his favorites. I think that came from his background. He grew up on the Navajo reservation in Coyote Canyon, NM. His mom, Lou was a rug weaver but she made some jewelry. Mostly she wore it. Those were her favorites. They each meant something to her (that's for another blog).
You've read about my Dad and his Fire Agate ring that means so much to me. Fire Agate is mined in Mexico and the US, one state which is AZ. It is one of the most colorful and rich looking stones I've ever seen. I dare any other stone to stand against it.
When I met Ron I told him about my Dad and how close we were. I showed him different pieces of jewelry he wore. Some pieces were for going out, some for day to day. They were all special to me. One day when Ron and I were going to do some little errand thing he pulls out another kleenex wrapped around something small. You know from my previous blog (shame on you if you didn't read it...hehe) he wraps all his work in kleenex. It wasn't my birthday or any special day so I was curious what he had. I unwrapped a sterling siver pendant. In the center of this beauty was a Fire Agate. A beautiful one Ron Henry had picked personally for me. See, he didn't work with the stone at that time. He was a turquoise, lapis, sugilite, coral, jet, opal man. He worked with other stones but those were his favorites. I think that came from his background. He grew up on the Navajo reservation in Coyote Canyon, NM. His mom, Lou was a rug weaver but she made some jewelry. Mostly she wore it. Those were her favorites. They each meant something to her (that's for another blog).
This is the piece Ron surprised me with, http://www.tribeazure.com/showitem.asp?ID=17&MainGroup=Jewelry. It means very much to me. He has only sold 2 others similar to it. He won't reproduce his work exactly as it is seen on the website unless it is a piece that allows no change.
I hope this gives you one more little piece on insight to the artist of silver and gold.
til then....Nicci
I hope this gives you one more little piece on insight to the artist of silver and gold.
til then....Nicci
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