Collection: Jennifer Curtis

Jennifer Curtis learned her art as a child from her famous silversmith father Thomas. Jennifer works in very heavy gauge silver with the help of her husband Ray Skeets. Like Thomas Curtis, Jennifer constructs ever part of her jewelry herself. She uses here father's stamp and die sets. This is important beacause they are Thomas's original designs (not commercailly bought). When you buy Curtis jewelry it is a unique creation not mass produced. The Navajo jewelry of the 1800's was also made using heavy gauge silver. It was not until the Fred Harvey era did light weight Navajo jewelry come about. Fred Harvey catered to the tourist trade who preferred light weight jewelry. It is cheap to make and any silversmith with minimal skills could fill orders.