Santo Domingo Cerrillos Green Turquoise Pendant

Beautiful, symmetrical, organic, this earthy turquoise and silver pendant created by Juan Pedro Garcia speaks to lovers of nature. Created during the 1970's after the U.S. pulled our troups out of Vietnam, this piece reflects a time focused on healing both physically and spiritually.  It speaks to a need for peace common to every human soul. It is a gentle, calming reminder of the creator and the earth from which we all are both.

This Cerrillos turquoise has always been green.  It is a female turquoise, symbolic of the earth Mother, life and all living growing things.  

This pendant is abundance and all things good!  

Garcia was taught by Carl Luthe. A jeweler from Santo Domingo pueblo, Garcia exhibited at Santa Fe's Indian Market as well as at Eight Northern Indian Pueblo Arts & Crafts Show.

Garcia is cited in Gregory Schaaf's book American Indian Jewelry Book I 1,200 Artist Biographies together with a photograph of one of his nugget and silver leaf rings.

Also known as John Paul Garcia, he used just JP when first producing jewelry in 1978.