Collection: Lonn Parker

Lonn Parker is a Navajo silversmith born in Denver, Colorado in 1958. At age 11 he began polishing silver at the Indian Trading Company in Gallup, and taught himself by watching the craftsmen work. He favors old-fashioned methods, such as carving his own tufa molds for casting.

Incorporating Zuni inlay and Hopi overlay, he created twist rings and bracelets in which the design reverses at the center. In October 2010, he became the first silversmith to serve as artist-in-residence at Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in Ganado, Arizona.