Irma & Octavius Seowtwea

Irma and Octavius are a husband and wife team from the Zuni tribe in New Mexico. They specialize in Zuni needlepoint and petit point jewelry.  Both come from families of artists.  Octavius learned the art from his mother, Odelle, and Irma learned from her mother, aunt and uncle. They have been making jewelry together for over 35 years, forging a true partnership with Octavius doing most of the silversmithing and Irma cutting and setting the stones.