Sunday, January 23, 2011

George & Lupeta Leekity Biography

Lupeta Leekity was born in 1942 and currently lives with her husband George in Zuni, New Mexico. She married George Leekity in 1970 and they work together making sandcast silver jewelry.

Lupeta is the daughter of Horace Iule who was well known for his exceptional silver sandcast jewelry designs with a specialty in handmade crosses. Both her and George learned the craft from her father and still use his designs casting new pieces from his originals. In order to differentiate from their own desgins they use the stamp "lule" on them.

George also does his own one of a kind designs and uses the stamp "G&L Leekity". Most of the crosses are made by Lupeta after the tradition of her father. Lupeta began creating jewelry in 1972 and both her and her husband started using the "G&L Leekity" hallmark in 1977.

Lupeta's daughter (Rosella) and her two brothers (Barney & Philip) also continue to create and design outstanding castwork jewelry.

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