Navajo Sterling Silver Overlay Jewelry by Everett & Mary Teller

Everett & Mary Teller  are Native American Navajo Jewelry Silversmith Artists,  living on the Navajo Reservation near the Four Corners (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona),  below the Lukachukai Mountains. They have been making jewelry full time for over 23 years. They enjoy working and traveling together as collaborative artists creating contemporary Navajo jewelry. 

They say that their jewelry making is all self-taught. Along the way, they have received a few tips from very close friends, who are renowned award winning jewelers. 

The Tellers create a high quality line of jewelry. All their work is hand made from sterling silver and 14k gold, with simple overlay Navajo basket and rug designs. They  incorporate the storm pattern designs on all their jewelry pieces, which are then embellished with good quality turquoise, coral, lapis, charoite, sugilite, oyster shell and more. They also make hand woven silver chains and bola chords. And aside from jewelry, they make fine silver pottery bowls, seed pots, miniature tea sets, and wedding vases.  All of their pieces are signed  with their initials EMT inside a fish, symbolizing their Christian faith.

Mary Teller is a member of the Water Flows Together Clan and has been silversmithing since 1972. She was taught silversmithing by her mother, Margaret Bochinclonny.  Everett was born in 1956 and is a member of the Coyote Pass Clan and the Going Around You Clan. He has been silversmithing since 1988.

Their work has been displayed at the Heard and Eiteljorg Museums, and they are popular favorites at all the Santa Fe Markets.

We have an extensive selection of jewelry made by these two innovative artists, from fabulous one of a kind, museum quality necklaces, to bracelets, rings, earrings and even miniature seed pots.

Click here to see our full selection of Everett & Mary Teller sterling silver jewelry and seed pots.