Alice Warder Seely's mixed Indian, Spanish, and Anglo heritage reflects the rich cultural diversity of New Mexico. Seely is the step daugter of Navajo artist Ha-So-De (Narciso Abeyta), "The Gaugin of American Indian Art". Seely, who makes her home in Hondo, New Mexico, is a writer, painter, sculptor, and jewelry designer. Seely shows her art in galleries in Santa Fe, Scottsdale, New York, Michigan, and Florida.
She says her greatest influence has been her love of Southwest history, its landscape, its fantastic sunlight with ever changing shadows... Seely's pewter jewelry, which she designs, casts, and hand finishes, is featured in more than 350 stores and galleries across the country. Seely's jewelry line is produced by Seely in her studio. Her design lines include pins, pendants, necklaces, and bracelets. Her latest creation is a line of pins packaged in matchbooks, with comments appropriate to the design.
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