Please meet the husband and wife team of Tim Mowa and Trini Lucas. We have included with their photos an enlarged image of their hallmarks that you will find stamped into the reverse side of each of the pieces they make.  Tim's hallmark, an inverted triangle, represents the Sun's Mouth. Trini, until recently has used her initials but has a new hallmark, her initials contained inside the silhouette of a bear.  Both Tim and Trini have begun stamping the work with "sterling" alongside their marks to help distinguish their work from fraudulent copies.

We have 5 children; Willard, Freddie, Timerra, Timmette, and Keenan. We have been self employed as Hopi silversmiths for about 16 years. Tim started at the Co-operative Guild around 1984 under Mark Lomaystewa, who was the manager, training silversmiths. Trini started at home watching and learning from her dad, Glenn B. Lucas, who himself was a well known silversmith. We have both enjoyed making jewelry and have shared our own techniques. Helping and encouraging each other is always there.  The love of art also plays an important part in making jewelry. We enjoy what we do and also, thank you for appreciating our jewelry.

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