05.04.22 More Claudia Peina

More About Claudia Peina

By Rebekah Powers | May 2022

Since spotlighting the work of Claudia Peina, we have received requests for more information about her and how she creates such rarified and singularly beautiful sculptures from Elk horn.

Claudia Peina is a revered member of the Parrot Clan and Child of the Sun. She has been an active carver in the Zuni fetish tradition for 21 years, and the list of her awards and ribbons is long and available through Chimayo Trading Gallery. Her work is collected throughout the world and a feature in museums of the southwest.

Each season of her art yields pieces more ambitious than the last. The centerpiece of her newest collection is indeed a major work in size as well as in the intricate inlaid designs of stones in turquoise, coral, pennshell and mother of pearl and all with the signature gleaming finish that only she can conjure. Who knew that the inner heart stem of an antler could be transformed into a porcelain like doll?

Claudia Peina
creates treasures to behold.

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