Darryl Dean Begay ”Turquoise Lecture'

About Darryl Dean Begay

He is one of the contemporary and traditional Navajo artists. His work usually involves tufa casting and inlay. He has many awards from various shows, but he still makes jewelry with a lot of Navajo pride and includes his tradition into jewelry.

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[tattoofthesun]

Thank you for zooming in on the turquoise cabs as he showed them.

[dukecitybandit]

His work is Amazing and he's a very talented Artist, keep it up man if you ever see this comment just know your inspiring the Youth that's interested in this art form!

[BarbaraM-roxq]

Darryl, your information and your specimens are extraordinary! Thank you! I too am a turquoise freak!

[nevadaminer]

Fantastic video. Educating people about turquoise is very important to the industry. A lot fake material is on the market.

[bjeweled]

Beautiful gemstones and incredible designs. Bravo!

[michaelram]

Thank you Darryl for all you do! Stellar!

[vivren]

I learned so much about turquoise today. Very special stone!

[explorer]

The gentleman knows his stuff.very knowledge.And your questions were to the point.thanks.

[real_propalike]

His whole family crafts amazing jewelry. They are all heavy hitters in the game

[SuperTuffgirl]

My husband bought a gorgeous necklace and earrings for me from Daryl Begay last year in Scottsdale. What an amazing and talented artist!! ❤️

[sativakween]

I wish I could own a piece of your jewelry. Thank you for this video. I've never seen the lime green before, my new favorite 💚

[frostypop]

Excellent questions, excellent answers. I am now subscribed! Thank you.

[katharinatrub]

I discover Darryl Dean Begay thanks to you. I am fascinated by Turquoise and up till recently thought, only a stone with no Matrice is of Interest.Thank you Yoko for making this video with a humble and very knowledgeable Artist.

[LiveLocalTexasMusic]

Incredibly informative. Thank you Darryl Begay for your knowledge and sharing your insight and valuable knowledge! Really a great video. A:[ho!

[jamesburke]

Went to the dollar store...in a plowed snowbank was a beautiful turquoise necklace....copper veins spidering all over the mainstone... looks to be natural! Awesome find!

[josianedemena]

Very gentle soft speaking man who take time to explain and ii like the zooming on the stones I love turquoise but to find a real one it s difficult Great video!

[noreenasyikinkamaruddin]

Long ago I don't like tourquise but now I love tourquise and have a tourquise collection like ring, bracelet and necklace

[marybrand]

I have one of your pieces. Beautiful work.

[jandunn]

Thanks for this great information. I have seen turquoise go way up in price my lifetime.

[csluau]

Great information and interview. I have always loved turquoise and other stones that are the color of green and blue and red. My late aunt was an avid collector of old Dineh, Hopi, Santo Domingo, and Zuni jewelry. She left me some beautiful pieces when she passed and it is because of her that I developed a love for jewelry that is not just a beautiful work of art but part of a culture that is ancient. This applies not only to North America but also to other parts of the world. Anything creative that requires a deep connection to the earth and your own heritage is something that I admire. I am myself I am a great lover of beautiful stones and I work with stones with my hands doing flint napping and Stone knapping, Grinding, and polishing the ancient way. There is a beautiful green crystalline stone we have in the Carolinas and I can’t get anyone to identify at 100%. It is a good bit like turquoise except the crystalline structure varies depending on what quality of stone you get. It only occurs in an area called the slate band and it is usually in the same place that you will find quartz and occasionally you will find gold. During the 1800s a lot of people ripped the earth apart looking for gold wherever they would find a seam of quartz but I’m not that kind of person. Eventually the earth just kind of washes away and some of the stones make their appearance. They vary in color from pale green to a dark lime green with crystal in them. Still looking for a geologist to positively identify them. So far all they can tell me is that they are metamorphic igneous. I do know that some of the ancient people would use the higher quality stones to make tools from time to time and they can hold an extremely sharp edge because of the crystal content.