Concho Buckle Set
Created for the Will James’ “Cowboys North and South” show with Claggett/Rey Gallery in Edwards, Colorado.
“A Gift for Alice”
Solid Sterling Silver Concho Buckle Set featuring 8 Cts. of Natural Lone Mountain Turquoise on a Tom Taylor leather belt.
Starting at $7,500.00
This Diné (Navajo) period piece is a nod to the environments surrounding Will James throughout his life and the woman behind the man, his wife Alice. Early on Alice believed Will’s natural story telling abilities would translate well to print and she provided a steadfast supply of encouragement regarding his artistic talents.
It was said Will would bring home gifts for both Alice and her mother on occasion. His nomadic lifestyle found him in Kingman, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico during a short period; this piece symbolizes the thought of a gift indicative of those cultures to bring home to his lovely wife.
The line work in this piece is hand stamped section by section, requiring patience and precision as would have been accomplished by the early Diné during that period of the 1920’s. The Lone Mountain turquoise is sourced from Nevada, the state where Will and Alice spent the first years of their marriage and delighted in Will’s early successes and Smoky. The flower motif featured on the middle belt loop is replicated from the same motif on Will James’ drawing chair from his first studio in Washoe Valley, Nevada. It was here Will James said he “left the trail of the range for the trail of art.”
Created for the Will James’ “Cowboys North and South” show with Claggett/Rey Gallery in Edwards, Colorado.
“A Gift for Alice”
Solid Sterling Silver Concho Buckle Set featuring 8 Cts. of Natural Lone Mountain Turquoise on a Tom Taylor leather belt.
Starting at $7,500.00
This Diné (Navajo) period piece is a nod to the environments surrounding Will James throughout his life and the woman behind the man, his wife Alice. Early on Alice believed Will’s natural story telling abilities would translate well to print and she provided a steadfast supply of encouragement regarding his artistic talents.
It was said Will would bring home gifts for both Alice and her mother on occasion. His nomadic lifestyle found him in Kingman, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico during a short period; this piece symbolizes the thought of a gift indicative of those cultures to bring home to his lovely wife.
The line work in this piece is hand stamped section by section, requiring patience and precision as would have been accomplished by the early Diné during that period of the 1920’s. The Lone Mountain turquoise is sourced from Nevada, the state where Will and Alice spent the first years of their marriage and delighted in Will’s early successes and Smoky. The flower motif featured on the middle belt loop is replicated from the same motif on Will James’ drawing chair from his first studio in Washoe Valley, Nevada. It was here Will James said he “left the trail of the range for the trail of art.”
Created for the Will James’ “Cowboys North and South” show with Claggett/Rey Gallery in Edwards, Colorado.
“A Gift for Alice”
Solid Sterling Silver Concho Buckle Set featuring 8 Cts. of Natural Lone Mountain Turquoise on a Tom Taylor leather belt.
Starting at $7,500.00
This Diné (Navajo) period piece is a nod to the environments surrounding Will James throughout his life and the woman behind the man, his wife Alice. Early on Alice believed Will’s natural story telling abilities would translate well to print and she provided a steadfast supply of encouragement regarding his artistic talents.
It was said Will would bring home gifts for both Alice and her mother on occasion. His nomadic lifestyle found him in Kingman, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico during a short period; this piece symbolizes the thought of a gift indicative of those cultures to bring home to his lovely wife.
The line work in this piece is hand stamped section by section, requiring patience and precision as would have been accomplished by the early Diné during that period of the 1920’s. The Lone Mountain turquoise is sourced from Nevada, the state where Will and Alice spent the first years of their marriage and delighted in Will’s early successes and Smoky. The flower motif featured on the middle belt loop is replicated from the same motif on Will James’ drawing chair from his first studio in Washoe Valley, Nevada. It was here Will James said he “left the trail of the range for the trail of art.”