Padilla of San Felipe

Recognize this Man? It’s Fernando Padilla Jr in 1995!

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:14:54 +0000

Master Artist Fernando Padilla, Jr. demonstrating painting at a show

Fernando and I (Stefani) were looking through some old photos last night – it was great. We saw photos from the early shows when we were dating, photos from our wedding, photos of different stages of the kids lives and our life as a couple. We actually didn’t get any work done we were having so much fun reminiscing! One of the photos we came across was this photo of this handsome young artist demonstrating at an art show – and the handsome young artist is none other than my sweet husband (and favorite artist) Fernando Padilla, Jr. We can’t really remember what show we were demonstrating at, but believe it was around 1995. Anyone else recognize where we were at the time?

Blue Glass Rectangle Wire Wrapped Pendant Necklace

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:38:07 +0000

Another beautiful blue glass wire wrap pendant from our affordable Market collection. This blue glass pendant is wire wrapped and hangs from a long single strand silvertone necklace with turquoise shell beads and coral colored beads for accents. The beautiful colors of turquoise and coral from the traditional southwest jewelry scheme with a decidedly modern look with the wire wrapping. The wire wrapped pendant was created by Southwest Native American Artist Fernando Padilla and the necklace was created by Chickasaw artist Stefani Padilla.

Red Glass Arrowhead Wire Wrapped Pendant Necklace

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:16:49 +0000

This red glass wire wrapped pendant features both silvertone and goldtone wire. There are two drops from the pendant, one is silvertone and the other is goldtone. This arrowhead is designed to be worn by either a man or a woman (If you saw native amerian artist Fernando Padilla, Jr. at Red Earth 2011 you would have seen him modeling this particular necklace). This wire wrapped pendant necklace is part of our Market Collection – jewelry that is designed and created from non-precious materials to be affordable, but still fashionable and and an expression of our art.

Blue Glass Wire Wrapped Pendant Necklace

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:09:21 +0000

Always evolving, the newest creations to come from Southwest Native American Artist Fernando Padilla, Jr. are the wire wrapped pendants and wire wrap jewelry collection. This necklace features a light blue glass wire wrap pendant and double strand necklace made from light blue glass beads and silvertone beads with a toggle clasp.

Ancient Beauty

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:40:36 +0000

If you know Fernando, then you know that he is always trying new techniques, gaining new skills, and creating new and exciting works of art. The latest venture is stained glass. Stained glass pendants, like Ancient Beauty above, are each created by hand. Fernando and his wife, Stefani collaborate on each final piece as Stefani creates the beaded necklace or chain for each one.

To see the list of available pieces and prices, please visit KatishtyaTrails.com and click on the jewelry link.

Door to Life Necklaces

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:31:44 +0000

Custom Matting and Framing – Map

admin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:31:04 +0000

Crop Circle or Work of Art

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:59:53 +0000

Meanings of Fetishes in the Seeker Collection

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:59:36 +0000

Bear fetish meaning:

Bears are depicted as sacred guardians of the direction west; they have been regarded as having the supernatural power of healing. The Bear is long respected as having the ability to transform human passions into true wisdom, when an individual is seeking that path in life. The strength of the bear sustains: when one is going through personal changes or stressful transitions; with the courage to resolve conflicts; when dealing with forgiveness to self and others; and especially when faced with obstacles and challenges (whether new or old) while on our spiritual journey. The Bear symbolizes the incredible power of solitude (its hibernation practices) when the time is necessary to renew, refresh, and regenerate our inner energies and character qualities. These fetishes are beautiful reminders of all that is good.

Pueblo Portal

admin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:50:13 +0000

“Pueblo Portal/Portico” is a New Mexico inspired photo/mirror framed accessory designed with the love of Pueblo architecture. Made from cedar, pine, MDF boards and includes stains, paints, glass, mirrors, fabric, and clays. Can be used as a free standing feature or mounted on the wall with a photo opening of 8 ½” x 11”, or an 11” x 14” mirror. It stands 18” high, 16” wide, and 3 ½” deep. Additional accessories include luminaries, chili ristras and simulated snow which are removable.