Spotlight on award-winning
Navajo jewelry artist, Steven Begay

Steven Begay creates some of the most exceptional Navajo overlay work seen in contemporary American Indian jewelry. Influenced by the Native American Church, images such as peyote fans, peyote buttons and  starburst designs make their way into jewelry with a bold, contemporary look set in heavy gauge silver.

His career had humble beginnings.  Brought in first to work in the Fort Wingate School, within a month he moved to Holbrook where he was thrilled to be receiving $20 for each bracelet made.  While in Holbrook, he met Kari, his wife for well over thirty years.

After a couple of years, they moved to Phoenix where he started receiving a much improved hourly wage from Al Zuni and continued to improve his gold and silver techniques.  Once they had an opportunity to obtain housing on the Navajo reservation, they left for the Winslow, Arizona area.

He continually improved his work.  In 1988, he entered his first juried Native American art competition, the Heard Indian Market.  To his professed amazement, he won a Best of Category ribbon for a silver belt.  In 1996, his first year at the Santa Fe Indian Market, he won Best of Category for a squashblossom and a blue ribbon for a concho belt.  Since then, he has racked up the awards and kudos for his unique visions in silver overlay.

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Peyote Bird Silver Cross Pendant - Steven Begay (#09) Navajo Jewelry Peyote Bird Cross Pendant 3" tall x 1 3/4" wide $270.00	Fans and Circles Silver Pendant - Steven Begay (#08) Navajo Jewelry Fans and Circles Cross Pendant Sterling Silver Overlay 2 1/4" x 1" wide $225.00	Peyote Bird Sterling Silver Pendant - Steven Begay (#07) Navajo Jewelry "Peyote Bird" Pendant Sterling Silver Overlay 1 7/8" tall x 1 1/8" wide $210.00
Double Fans and Sagebrush Pendant - Steven Begay (#06) Navajo Jewelry "Double Fans & Sagebrush" Pendant Sterling Silver Overlay 1 3/4" tall x 1" wide $210.00	A Lightning Line Bracelet - Steven Begay (#05) Navajo Jewelry "A Lightning Line" Bracelet Sterling Silver Overlay Inner circumference - 5 1/8" Opening - 1 1/4" Size 6 3/8 $375.00	Three Prairie Homes Bracelet by Steven Begay (#04) Navajo Jewelry "Three Prairie Homes" Bracelet Sterling Silver Overlay Inner circumference - 5 1/2" Opening - 1 1/8" Size 6 5/8 $375.00

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