The chevron pattern is inspired by local Navajo weaving patterns. Adapted from Germantown "Eyedazzler" blankets and the hourglass motif - an archetypal symbol of Navajo cosmology- interpreted with an UFO pop lens.

1 1/4" wide, 1 3/4" long, 2 1/2” drop, stainless steel findings.

OROPOPO is a husband-and-wife duo who make jewelry, bags and objects in their Albuquerque studio drawing from the iconography of the American Southwest.

Karole's professional background is in architecture and structural engineering. The Oropopo name is from her birthplace on the coast of Venezuela. Grady is a native of New Mexico, a writer, and literary editor; he has specialized in desert literature and its aesthetics. Together, they refine a narrative that associates site and culture with contemporary technology.