Saddles arrived in the Americas with the Spaniards and evolved into a decorated California style and the simpler working saddles of Texas/New Mexico. Our Saddle and Stirrup lines are inspired by those more practical styles with high pommels and long strands.

2" wide, 3/4” deep, 3” drop, silver earwire and ring.

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.