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“ARTISANS AT THE AHWAHNEE” HOSTS LINDA NAYLOR IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
16 May 2008
Hospitality 1st
Yosemite National Park, CA – May 2008 – The ongoing Yosemite art series, which showcases a variety of creative mediums, continues this weekend at The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Valley’s grand, historic national landmark hotel. Designed to share the wealth of regional artistic talent with park guests, the sixth monthly exhibition of “Artisans at The Ahwahnee” commences Friday with a showing of Southwestern jewelry by Linda Naylor. Her works will be on display and available for purchase from 1pm to 5pm on Friday and Saturday, concluding the same hours on Sunday, May 18.
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Naylor points to her Native American Indian heritage as the inspiration for her creative jewelry patterns. Her designs have a unique appeal that uses traditional, natural stones popular with the Cherokee, Navajo, Zuni, and Apache tribes. The pieces often feature accents of sterling silver, bone, horn, and pewter. Each set of jewelry is a one-of-a-kind expression of her personal connection to the Southwest.
After many yearly trips of several weeks to Yosemite from Southern California, Naylor decided to move closer to the park. She and her husband have been living in Mariposa since 1983, working for the California State Parks in the Mining and Mineral Museum at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds where she first learned of the earth’s beautiful minerals.