Welcome to our House! The House of Lyndon/Jasmine Inc. Jasmine Inc was founded in 1997 by Jeweler, Lyndon Tsosie. (505-879-0413) [email protected].
We are a corporation that specialize in Jewelry, Pottery & Paintings. Please take a moment to read about Jeweler, Lyndon Tsosie. Also, don't forget to take a look at his photo album to see his stunning work and works of other artists that we showcase. If you would like to order a piece of his work to fit your collection please feel free to contact us by e-mail or phone.
Lyndon Tsosie's original and imaginative work which is immediately captivating. He is not only one of the finest jewelers on the Native American scene today, but probably one of the finest in the world. His work has been compared to great innovators of design as well as master creators of the ornament.
Lyndon's pendants, for example, may be simple ovals or rectangles, yet their simiplicity belies their sophistication. Inside the encircling silver or gold is a miniature painting of inlaid stones, with the modern composition of Mondrian or Kandinsky: an abstract of colors that evokes a scene, a memory, a balance of color and shape that never ceases to tease and please the eye. Other pendants have a more abstract outer form. Here the stones may serve as accents to underscore a story told in raised precious metals, recounting ancient Indian symbols as if they were Egyptian hieroglyphics. In fact, ancient Egypt is often honored in Lyndon's work with homages to other cultures and periods of history mixed in with his own. That mix of traditional Navajo, multi-cultural and historic influences, along with a flair for the modern and an appetite for the new and daring is what sets Lyndon's work apart from all others.
Lyndon's rings, for example, may be elegantly smooth, or they may jump up to greet you as flowers that suddenly sprout after a spring rain, daring to indulge your eyes and your fantasies, to revel in their individual beauty.
It is in his boxes that we see his most innovative direction. Here all facets of the artists' work are combined in a majestic display. Stones are set and inlaid, lids sculpted with metal and stones, surfaces etched with words, symbols, images and embroidered with inlay. And then, when the "box" (how could such a small word describe something so intricately lavish?) is opened, we are witness to the breathtaking experience that Russian royalty must have felt when gifted with a Faberge egg. The inside of the lid, and the inside of the box is just as reverently and lusciously beautiful as the outside.
In many of Lyndon's finer necklaces and bolo ties, the same care of detail is evident. Often the back of the pendant, the back of the necklace, even the clasp itself, is just as heavily adorned as that which is always on display. And in that adornment is always a hidden story, layers of mythology and truth, agonies and joys, the treasures of artistry as it reflects on civilization, told by Lyndon.
Never satisfied with old formulas that have worked for him in the past, every year Lyndon's work aspires to explore new ground as one of the finest artists of our time to reveal untold treasures.
-Laurie Spigel/Urban Spirit Gallery,New York NYI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
