Isaac is the amazing creator of one-of-a-kind pieces like this wonderful Thunderbird pendant., which features turquoise overlaid on a slab of abalone and measures 1 7/8” in length and 1” in width.

Isaac Coriz is a very talented Kewa artist in the traditional and modern day styles of heishi, mosaic inlay, silversmithing and link working.  When Isaac was young he would watch his mother, Mary Coriz Lovato, create eye catching pieces of mosaic work, his grandmother, Lupita Coriz would teach him the art of making heishi beads.  His grandfather, Santiago Leo Coriz, would be Isaac’s teacher in the art of silversmithing and creating link chains and bracelets. Isaac has lived his whole life in Santo Domingo Pueblo.