Kee Yazzie is a self-taught artist and began to make jewelry in 1995. “He learned jewelry-making techniques by trial and error and experimentation, teaching himself some basics such as soldering and working with gold,” notes Diana Pardue in Contemporary Southwest Jewelry. He also learned techniques from silversmith Ray Scott, and other techniques in workshops at Duane Maktima’s Pueblo Five Design Institute. “Some of his designs are inspired by petroglyphs from Jeddito near Keams Canyon, Arizona,” notes Pardue. This inspiration makes his work unique.
Today, Kee is an accomplished overlay artist and has won awards from Eight Northern Pueblo, the Navajo Market at the Museum of Northern Arizona, the Heard Museum, and elsewhere. His work has been shown by the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Arts and Design.
Desert Son of Santa Fe carries Kee Yazzie jewelry. Contact our shop for inquiries on our current inventory.
