Some artists carve silver. Others compose with stone.
This extraordinary 100-gram sterling silver cuff transforms some of the Southwest’s most beautiful natural materials into a work of wearable architecture. Brilliant turquoise, royal blue lapis, rich green malachite, vibrant spiny oyster, jet, and deep violet sugilite flow together in an abstract composition that feels both spontaneous and perfectly balanced.
Every individual section was hand-cut and fitted into place with astonishing precision. Hundreds of decisions disappear into one effortless design. That’s the hallmark of master inlay—not complexity for its own sake, but harmony.
Unlike traditional geometric cuffs, this bracelet bends and shifts its visual rhythm across the wrist. It feels almost like stained glass catching desert sunlight, changing character every time it moves.
Details
- Signed ELY
- Sterling Silver
- Approximately 100 grams
- Multi-stone museum-quality inlay
- Handmade Native American cuff
- size 6.75
From Eric
This is one of those cuffs that makes me stop talking for a second. You spend the first minute admiring the colors, then the next ten trying to understand how someone actually built it. Great inlay is one of the hardest skills in Native jewelry, and this artist wasn’t interested in playing it safe. They turned silver into a canvas.
Some artists carve silver. Others compose with stone.
This extraordinary 100-gram sterling silver cuff transforms some of the Southwest’s most beautiful natural materials into a work of wearable architecture. Brilliant turquoise, royal blue lapis, rich green malachite, vibrant spiny oyster, jet, and deep violet sugilite flow together in an abstract composition that feels both spontaneous and perfectly balanced.
Every individual section was hand-cut and fitted into place with astonishing precision. Hundreds of decisions disappear into one effortless design. That’s the hallmark of master inlay—not complexity for its own sake, but harmony.
Unlike traditional geometric cuffs, this bracelet bends and shifts its visual rhythm across the wrist. It feels almost like stained glass catching desert sunlight, changing character every time it moves.
Details
- Signed ELY
- Sterling Silver
- Approximately 100 grams
- Multi-stone museum-quality inlay
- Handmade Native American cuff
- size 6.75
From Eric
This is one of those cuffs that makes me stop talking for a second. You spend the first minute admiring the colors, then the next ten trying to understand how someone actually built it. Great inlay is one of the hardest skills in Native jewelry, and this artist wasn’t interested in playing it safe. They turned silver into a canvas.
