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Navajo derrickbgirdon sterling silver ring set with sleeping beauty turqouise ring size 9 face of the ring mesures 14mmx8mm 3mm ring band total weight 6.0grams Derrick Gordon : Hallmark: Derrick
Derrick was born in 1971 in Gallup, New Mexico USA. He was raised in Sanders, Arizona USA. He was taught by his uncle Delbert T. Gordon to silversmith in 1990. Each year he improves on his stamp work and on making larger and larger pieces.
Derrick loves to create all kinds of modernized Navajo style silver jewelry. He never draws out his designs before hand, he works as the old masters did, as he goes and his heart leads him. He’ll dream up his design while looking at his stone, then begins creating. He loves high grade natural Turquoise, especially blue Turquoise. Today, he works with his handmade tools and stamps in intricate patterns and swirls which make his jewelry one-of-a-kind.
In addition to being a silversmith, Derrick is also a carpenter, a mechanic and a musician. He enjoys the outdoors with his family. He married his wife Ernestine in 1995. They have five children, three girls and two boys, Danielle, Chanelle, Adrienne, Derrick Jr. and Matthew. He is very insistent on teaching his Diné language to his children. He is also passing on his musical skills to his two boys. The family is central in his life.
