Gary and Elsie Yoyokie

Gary and Elsie Yoyokie are renowned Native American artists specializing in overlay jewelry, a technique where intricate designs are cut into one layer of sterling silver and soldered onto a textured base layer, often featuring traditional Hopi motifs like animals, symbols, and cultural figures. Gary Yoyokie (Hopi, born 1953) and Elsie Yoyokie (Diné/Navajo, born 1951) are a husband-and-wife team from the Hopi Spider Clan, based on Third Mesa in the Hopi Reservation, Arizona. They began creating silverwork in the late 1960s and are celebrated for their precise, award-winning craftsmanship that blends Hopi and Navajo influences. Their pieces are highly collectible, often signed with their names, and appear in museums like the Heard Museum in Phoenix.