
Petroglyph Western Belt Buckle - Hand Wrought Sterling Silver
Handmade in Rio Rancho, New Mexico by Black Mountain Jewelry Co.
Western Belt Buckle in Hand Wrought Sterling Silver. Accented with 18k Gold Spiral and Bisbee Turquoise set in 18k. Depicts a dog chasing bighorn sheep - the spiral is the sun. Created by handsawing the pattern out of metal and soldering on to a solid back. We can use this technique with almost any image you want. **Cost would vary depending on accent stones, complexity of design, and metals/amounts used**
Material
- silver
Base
- metal
Meet the Maker
Mark & Carla Mead
Black Mountain Jewelry Co.
We are a fine jewelry company in New Mexico that creates personalized family heirlooms. We also create one of a kind gold jewelry out of minerals and gemstones from the Southwest.
Featured in Seventeen Magazine – Gifts For Your Mom, Pregnancy Magazine – Eco-Friendly Gifts and Scottsdale Magazine – Jewels of the Southwest
Mark’s Background:
• Artisan jeweler and experienced technician
• 41 years in the jewelry industry
• Associate of Arts, Jewelry Manufacturing, Paris Institute of Technology, Paris, Texas (1979).
• Co-owned retail store with his brothers in Bisbee, AZ. Sourced and cut native turquoise and other stones (1974-1979)
• Jeweler and Stone-Setter for jewelry manufacturing companies such as Prince Jewelry Co. (Baltimore,MD), Maui Gold Manufacturers (Maui, Hawaii), and Cornelis Hollander Designs, an award winning jewelry designer in Scottsdale, AZ.
• Co-founded Black Mountain Jewelry Co. in September 2005. Applies expertise in all phases of jewelry manufacture to handcraft heirloom-quality semi-custom and custom jewelry.
• While most jewelry companies concentrate on metal work and stone setting, Mark also applies his skills as an expert lapidary artist to create unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry.
Carla’s background:
• 18 years experience in art and jewelry business, including eight years as the Buyer for Beadbox, Inc. an International mail order bead catalog.
• Experienced with all aspects of mail order.
• Experienced with importing, exporting and sourcing of materials
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking and sculpture, MJSA, Rutgers University.
• Brings artistic and business background to Black Mountain Jewelry Co.
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