Georgia Kieyoomia
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TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Hopi/Navajo
MEDIUM: Jewelry
ARTIST STATEMENT
Hello my name is Georgia Kieyoomia. I am Navajo and Hopi, born and raised in Shiprock, New Mexico, current living in Mesa, Arizona. My designs come from my interpretation of the world around me and translate through creation of a physical piece. My jewelry varies from a wonderful blend of contemporary and traditional styles. As I work I feel it is important for me to create each body of work with respect to a theme. In doing so, I allow the theme to guide me through the design and creation of each piece. I enjoy the visual effects of coupling hand cut gemstones and minerals with my metal designs. This allows me creative freedoms to design forms from beginning to end. This approach allows me to maintain the traditional styles and a more contemporary effect to my finished pieces.
My goal is to interpret my surroundings using fine metals such as gold, silver, copper, brass, and bronze incorporated with natural gemstones. I continue to challenge my abilities by discovering new ways to create uncomplicated, multifaceted, and new pieces. Consequently, I have started to work with shakudo, shibuichi, and mokume gane metals. I’m currently incorporating a new technique into my pieces and that technique is called “Kembu”. I showcase: Hopi overlay technique, married metals, stamping, lost wax, casting, metal inlay metal and stone inlay.
