Jaymus Perry talks about the Navajo meanings of the gemstones he has collected since he was a young boy in the Four Corners.
Jaymus Perry says peridot is tucked into a hair bun to capture a person’s negative thoughts. Perry talks about stones that have played a major role in his Navajo upbringing at the Durango Gem and Mineral Club. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jaymus Perry talks about stones that have played a major role in his Navajo upbringing at the Durango Gem and Mineral Club. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Polished and cut peridot stone that Jaymus Perry sells or incorporates into his jewelry. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jaymus Perry describes how one particular peridot stone kept jumping out the setting of this bracelet he was making. He realized that the stone did not want to be with the other stones, so he picked another stone and it had no problem staying set. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Peridot, a stone collected by Jaymus Perry from his favorite collecting area in Arizona, is tucked into a hair bun to capture a person’s negative thoughts. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Polished and cut peridot stone that Jaymus Perry sells or incorporates into his jewelry. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jaymus Perry says peridot is tucked into a hair bun to capture a person’s negative thoughts. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jaymus Perry incorporates polished and cut peridot stone into his jewelry. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jaymus Perry incorporates polished and cut red chrome pyrope stone into his jewelry. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jaymus Perry at the Durango Gem and Mineral Club. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
