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MARY SEWELL COOPER is working on a several series of Bronzclay jewelry, including:
Viking Bling, based on ancient Viking and Celtic designs
The Tread Series, designed from tennis shoe and wheel tread stamps
The Wahatoya Star Series, based on the night sky over the Spanish Peaks in Southern Colorado, where I am so lucky to live.

The native people in this area called the Spanish Peaks Wahatoya, which means Breasts of the Earth in Comanche. This two peak formation is only found in two places in the world, here just south of the town of La Veta and in Tibet. They are volcanic formations that did not erupt, but that formed cones under the earth, with cracks radiating out for up to 8 miles from the peaks. As the earth eroded, the two peaks and radiating volcanic dikes, which appear as huge rock walls, emerged. The peaks were (and are) considered sacred by the 5 tribes who lived here in the past, Arapaho, Comanche, Cheyenne, Apache and Ute. They often fought each other, but came together and agreed not to fight because the wahatoya were considered to be a place of peace and healing. The town of La Veta continues this tradition, and is the home of many artists, musicians and writers, as well as the cattlemen who first settled the area in the 1850s.

My jewelry will be posted soon on this website and will be for sale at the www.ruralwideweb.com within the next couple of weeks. Just click on the photo of my jewelry and it will take you to my ministore, where you can use Paypal or a credit card. My ethnic inspired beaded jewelry is already in the ministore. My jewelry can also be found at the La Veta Fine Art Gallery, Casa de Pajaros and Solatido in La Veta.

There is a wonderful illustrated book called Huajatolla: Southern Colorado's Ancient Legends of the Land by Kristen F. Naeyaert, which is also available at the ruralwideweb.com General Store.