Here is a photo from around the 1980’s of two of the greatest jewelers of all time, Charles Supplee and Pierre Touraine. Charles Supplee was know for his contemporary Hopi jewelry which Pierre help Charles advance his jewelry making techniques. My great Aunt Lovena Ohl worked with Pierre for over five years and we met Charles and started showing his jewelry in the Gallery. Charles wasn’t the only artist who work with Pierre but other master jewelers like Charles Loloma, Harvey Begay, Larry Golsh.
During the 1930s, Pierre Touraine gained fame for making jewelry for European celebrities in France. In 1938, he relocated to the United States and worked for Harry Winston. His passion for Southwestern American Indian jewelry eventually led him to Arizona. Touraine had a profound influence on me, inspiring me to collaborate with the finest American Indian jewelers, a legacy I continue to uphold to this day.