About the Artist

Barton Wright's Hallmarks of the Southwest describes Lena Dishta as follows: This Zuni silversmith/ lapidarist specialized in small round channel inlay pieces. She has created her own "flower" designs. Trained by her mother, Lena began producing her own jewelry at age 7 in 1958. She first stamped her work in 1975, at which time she applied "L. Dishta" to her jewelry.