Inspired by the stories of her Chugach Sugpiaq ancestors, Denise Wallace's unique creations have made her the best-known Alaska Native jeweler of our time. In addition to complex mechanical components like the tiny, working lockets that open to reveal hidden subject matter, Wallace utilizes materials like silver, gold, semiprecious stones and scrimshawed, fossilized bone to join old traditions and stories with her newly envisioned interpretations. Figures and faces dance and come alive in dazzling belts, earrings, pendants and more.
