Lonnie Parker
Tufa Cast
Turquoise Bracelets
Lonnie's beautiful bracelets begin as an idea that gets first carved in tufa
stone.
After the basic design is carved in tufa stone, molten lead is then poured into
the
carved mold and a lead blank is pulled from the mold (the mold itself is
destroyed in the process).
That lead blank is Sand cast (a mixture of sand and oil) and a Silver bracelet
produced.
The bracelet though is far from complete.
After the Silver bracelet is cast... slag and remnants' from the casting must be
removed.
The bracelet is stamped, adornments are added, a bezel is made and a beautiful,
natural
turquoise gemstone is added.
Finally, the patina is applied, the bracelet is polished
and a unique work of the silversmith's art emerges.
It is important to note too, the fine stamp work you see is from handmade dies
that are over 100 years old. The dies are steel,
usually made from old railroad spikes.
Many of Lonnie's dies are family heirlooms. The dies were made by Lonnie's
grandfather,
Esitty Chischilly (Curly Hair Silver Smith).
The turquoise Lonnie Parker uses is all natural turquoise chosen by her because
of
its beauty. Many of these turquoise gemstones are quite rare and came
out long closed Arizona and Nevada turquoise mines.
We have 4 pages of Lonnie's Tufa cast Bracelets... all beautiful all different
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Lonnie Parker Hand Cast Silver Turquoise Bracelet
This is a Large, Solid Silver Bracelet featuring a natural Blue Gem Turquoise
gemstone. The Blue Gem Turquoise Mine is located in Northern Nevada.
It first opened in 1934 and produced consistently fine turquoise of this color.
It was mined primarily for copper... which consequently permitted
this beautiful turquoise to be quite affordable.
The Blue Gem Mine is now closed.
2" wide
for a 5 3/4" to a 6" wrist
$595
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