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Heyoka Merrifield is a jeweler, sculptor and author living in southwest Montana. Searching for why ancient sacred art pieces radiated inner life and power, led him on a life long quest of learning from the same source that illuminated these artistic ancestors. On his journey toward understanding sacred art, he embraced the Native American shamanic traditions and was able to experience the universality of ceremonial art. His fulfillment in touching the sacred within his art has brought international acclaim to his work. |
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"Not a gem nor precious metal passes through
Heyoka's hands that is not instilled with a spirit of its own in the process of being
transformed into a work of art and beauty." George Harrison: Creator of My Sweet
Lord, Here Comes the Sun and other musical treasures.
"Heyoka Merrifield is a medicine man, a priest, a guardian of doorways and a powerful conduit to the understanding of the complex intricacies between our world and the world of the spirits and ancestors. This position at the threshold between worlds underscores the exquisiteness of the art coming out of his hands. Every piece he makes is a ritual puzzle that encodes a healing message from the other world. We cannot afford to ignore his message." Malidoma Some, PhD: Of the Dagara tribe in West Africa, author of Ritual and also Of Water and the Spirit. |
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"Heyoka Merrifield's jewelry expresses the magic and power of symbols. Drawn from the iconography of Native American, pre-Columbian, Egyptian, and other Old World cultures, his symbols and materials are meant to meld together into ornaments that both protect and adorn." Robert Liu: from an article in Ornament magazine.