JOGS Gem and Jewelry Show Announces its Southwestern Jewelry Pavilion
by Hot Off The Press (Release) on Jan. 30, 2012, under Press ReleasesFeaturing more than 20 of the nation’s top Native American and Southwestern jewelers and retailers exhibiting atTucsonExpoCenter
- Tucson,AZJanuary 29, 2012: JOGS Gem and Jewelry Show proudly hosts more than 20 top regional Native American and Southwestern jewelry makers at its Southwestern Pavilion. Located in the Tucson Expo Center 3750 E Irvington Rd inTucson,AZ, this superb collection of jewelers offer stunning products representing the best of the regions offerings. Buyers from around the world are fortunate to have so many offerings of jewelry that just can’t be found elsewhere. From now through February 7th the public as well as buyers are welcomed between 9am and 6pm to take advantage of this excellent opportunity.
- A cross section of the finest Native American and Southwestern Jewelers are represented in the pavilion. Giants in the field who join JOGS International Exhibition annually include Al Zuni Global Jewelry, where Nashat Khalaf has been bringing fine Native American jewelry to the public since 1972. Mr Khalaf likes to say that ‘Anyone who buys a piece of Indian jewelry buys a piece of American history.’’ Sunwest Silver, in business more than 35 years according to Carolyn Maberry offers an exquisite 10 strand graduated 18k gold, turquoise and black jade graduated bead necklace representing a full year of labor for only $90,000. The pavilion also includes designers such as Mario Romero – 7 years in business and 5 years with JOGS- who is featuring an outstanding Squash Blossom necklace priced at $4,500 made with rare large Nevada turquoise cabochons; and traders such as Roy Yates, second generation proprietor of Kachina Country Trading Post of Milan, NM offering Kachinas and jewelry from each of the last seven decades. A rare chance to see the best the southwest has to offer, at prices not seen except during the show.
