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Carico Lake Turquoise Bead Necklace by Bruce Eckhardt
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Bruce Eckhardt large hand cut and polished Carico Lake Turquoise beads. Each large turquoise is interspaced with smaller turquoise and Spiney Oyster beads.
The Carico Lake Turquoise Mine got its name from its unique location, in ancient years there was a lake that has since dried, hence “Carico Lake.” Mining is very limited these days which makes the supply of this material limited. Due to the great demand for Carico Lake Turquoise, it has become one of the most valuable types of American Turquoise and the investment value of this turquoise is great.
Eckhardt studied with a Navajo painter at Prescott College in the early 70’s whom created a student exchange program with the American Institute of Indian Arts IAIA in Santa Fe. As part of his student exchange, Eckhardt worked in the studio/classroom of Alan Hauser – the well- known stone sculptor. During this time Eckhardt realized he loved the feel of stone -the density resilience, and sense of eternity in the material, yet he still loved the bright colors of the paint he was used to working with.
Those stones of bright, vivid colors turned out to be gemstones. Over the years many other teachers including Charles Lavato from Santa Domingo Pueblo inspired Eckhardt; and taught Bruce how to roll beads. With the help of his talented teachers, Eckhardt developed and honed his own unique talent and signature style. He strives in his jewelry “to paint” with stone by capturing color and volume. It has been an evolution of many years work but ART is often like that, he says; “it becomes itself, in spite of itself.”
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