Event Date | Unsplash by Kristina Evstifeeva
Event Date | Unsplash by Kristina Evstifeeva
Continuity and Innovation in Southwest Native Jewelry," will feature the work and creativity of generations of makers. Join us for the opening on Feb 4 (free admission)!
Matagi Sorensen (Yavapai-Apache) is a contemporary fine-art jeweler. As a recent graduate of the MFA program at Arizona State University, he enjoyed the freedom there to experiment with different materials and techniques.
"I fondly remember waking up outdoors when I was young, and seeing the morning frost glistening on the plants. This pendant, with small diamond settings, is meant to recreate this memory." --Matagi Sorensen
Hear more from Matagi about his life, his training, and his work in this 2020 interview: https://youtu.be/zJQ5q9TBmWs
Pendant and necklace
Matagi Sorensen, Yavapai-Apache
Camp Verde, AZ
Oxidized silver, diamonds
ASM purchase, Friends of the ASM Collections funds, 2021
2021-497-2
Original source can be found here.
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