Miscellaneous, Art, Necklace, Mimbres Pottery Shard, Clay & Natural Pilot Mountain Turquoise, Tonya Lamb, Contemporary, 622

WEARABLE WORK OF ART. 

Crafted by talented pottery artisan Tonya Lamb, this one-of-a-kind necklace joins a beautifully unique Mimbres pottery shard with a truly striking stone of Natural Pilot Mountain turquoise, affixed to a chic leather strap.   

Tonya Norton Lamb is a contemporary American artisan rooted in rural Western Kansas. Born into a family of artists, much of Tonya’s upbringing revolved around exploration, art education, and archaeological digs, introducing her to museums throughout the West, bronze foundries, and private collections of Pueblo pottery. 

After raising her two children and three stepchildren, Tonya returned to her love of the craft, particularly working with clay – which she says “keeps a person extremely grounded” – and recreating Southwest-style pottery in the studio she’s built on her Registered Angus ranch.

• artist: Tonya Lamb
• hallmarks: TL conjoined and set within 3 arrows
  
• materials: clay, pigment, Natural Pilot Mountain turquoise, leather cord
• dimensions: 4 1/4" x 3 1/2", cord 36" +
• contemporary
  
• reproduction
• style number: MISC622