J1709 Guy Hoskie/Bruce Eckhardt
J1709 Guy Hoskie/Bruce Eckhardt
This is a collaborative piece by Guy Hoskie and Bruce Eckhardt. The silverwork was done by Guy Haskie and the stones were sourced, cut, and polished by Bruce Eckhardt.
The heavily stamped 1” sterling silver cuff has a 1 1/2” x 7/8” Vista Grande turquoise cabochon and triangular shape sugalite on each side. The inside of the cuff is 5 1/4” with a 1” gap.
Today, Bruce Eckhardt’s jewelry is a marriage of his love for the feel of stone and bright colors in his paintings. Eckhardt chooses rare, high-grade stones to create his stunning pieces, which highlight the inherent beauty of the materials he uses while offering customers a piece that feels utterly close to nature. He uses only the highest quality stones in his jewelry, and has an amazing eye for style and jewelry design.
About the artist
Guy Hoskie
Guy Hoskie has been an amazing silversmith for eighteen to twenty years, creating jewelry since the early 1990's.
Brother-in-law to Sunshine Reeves and related to Andy Cadman, Guy learned right along with these other award-winning Navajo silversmiths. They all exhibit certain similarities in their work, Navajo revival style. Hoskie's works are usually covered end to end in beautiful deep Navajo hand stamped designs (much like that of the Cadman’s and Reeves’). He adds a dark oxidation to the finished piece to give it the old pawn look.
Guy is well known for the quality of his pieces. He most frequently uses fine natural turquoise with heavy stamp work and serious attention to fine details, but also works with the highest quality Lapis Lazuli, Spiney Oyster and Sugilite.
His hallmark consists of his initial’s "G" and "H" with the word "Sterling" stamped between the letters of his initials.
