Justine Tso took six enormous pieces of collector-grade Royston turquoise and built them into 23 inches of basically uninterrupted sky.
Every stone is monumental. Every shape is different. One carries soft cream clouds, another holds fragments of golden matrix, and others are nearly pure fields of saturated Royston blue. Justine framed each cabochon with the same intricate silver architecture, allowing six individual geological personalities to become one extraordinary necklace.
At 156 grams, this is the work of a second-generation Navajo silversmith stepping fully into her own voice.
Why This Piece Matters
Justine Tso is the daughter of acclaimed Navajo silversmith Sheila Tso and learned the craft working alongside her mother. This necklace reflects that inherited technical language—bold stones, substantial silver and elaborate framing—while demonstrating Justine’s own ability to compose at a monumental scale.
A successful six-stone necklace requires more than six individually valuable cabochons. The stones must work together.
Here, the Royston moves through variations of saturated blue, blue-green, cream and warm natural matrix. Each cabochon remains visibly distinct, yet the color and scale create a coherent collector-grade suite.
Justine unified the irregular stones with repeating hand-stamped silver fans, twisted-wire borders and polished silver spheres. The craftsmanship provides the rhythm; the turquoise provides the spectacle.
Artifact Registry
Artifact Name: Six Pieces of Sky
Artist: Justine Tso
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
Artist Lineage: Second-generation silversmith; daughter of Sheila Tso
Materials: Collector-grade Royston turquoise and sterling silver
Construction: Six monumental cabochons; handmade bezels; twisted-wire borders; stamped silver fan work; silver sphere detailing; articulated links and handmade chain
Necklace Length: Approximately 23 inches
Total Weight: 156 grams
Date: 2026
Hallmark: Stamped “J. Tso” and “Sterling”
Provenance: Commissioned directly from Justine Tso for Hespera Jewelry Company
Collector’s Gallery Value: $6,500
Curator’s Field Observation
Justine allowed the individual shapes of the stones to determine the necklace’s composition rather than imposing artificial symmetry. Broad geometric forms alternate with elongated organic shapes and softened teardrops, creating movement across the neckline.
The silver framing repeats around every station: deeply stamped fan-shaped elements, polished spheres and oxidized recesses surrounding a beaded inner border. That repetition visually connects the six stones while preserving their individual character.
Substantial round links articulate the stations, allowing each large setting to settle independently against the body. The handmade chain completes the 23-inch length without competing with the turquoise.
Eric’s Notes from the Field
Okay—important correction: this is Justine Tso, Sheila’s daughter, and honestly that makes the piece even more exciting.
You can see the family language immediately: gigantic stones, elaborate silver framing and absolutely no fear of scale. But this isn’t a footnote to Sheila’s work. Justine selected six collector-grade Royston stones, each with a completely different personality, and successfully turned them into one coherent necklace.
One looks like open sky. One has clouds. Another has pieces of earth floating through the blue. They’re related without being matched—and that is exactly why it works.
It’s 156 grams. It’s 23 inches. It’s six enormous pieces of Royston arranged around your neck by a young second-generation artist coming into her own.
Completely unreasonable. Absolutely magnificent
Justine Tso took six enormous pieces of collector-grade Royston turquoise and built them into 23 inches of basically uninterrupted sky.
Every stone is monumental. Every shape is different. One carries soft cream clouds, another holds fragments of golden matrix, and others are nearly pure fields of saturated Royston blue. Justine framed each cabochon with the same intricate silver architecture, allowing six individual geological personalities to become one extraordinary necklace.
At 156 grams, this is the work of a second-generation Navajo silversmith stepping fully into her own voice.
Why This Piece Matters
Justine Tso is the daughter of acclaimed Navajo silversmith Sheila Tso and learned the craft working alongside her mother. This necklace reflects that inherited technical language—bold stones, substantial silver and elaborate framing—while demonstrating Justine’s own ability to compose at a monumental scale.
A successful six-stone necklace requires more than six individually valuable cabochons. The stones must work together.
Here, the Royston moves through variations of saturated blue, blue-green, cream and warm natural matrix. Each cabochon remains visibly distinct, yet the color and scale create a coherent collector-grade suite.
Justine unified the irregular stones with repeating hand-stamped silver fans, twisted-wire borders and polished silver spheres. The craftsmanship provides the rhythm; the turquoise provides the spectacle.
Artifact Registry
Artifact Name: Six Pieces of Sky
Artist: Justine Tso
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
Artist Lineage: Second-generation silversmith; daughter of Sheila Tso
Materials: Collector-grade Royston turquoise and sterling silver
Construction: Six monumental cabochons; handmade bezels; twisted-wire borders; stamped silver fan work; silver sphere detailing; articulated links and handmade chain
Necklace Length: Approximately 23 inches
Total Weight: 156 grams
Date: 2026
Hallmark: Stamped “J. Tso” and “Sterling”
Provenance: Commissioned directly from Justine Tso for Hespera Jewelry Company
Collector’s Gallery Value: $6,500
Curator’s Field Observation
Justine allowed the individual shapes of the stones to determine the necklace’s composition rather than imposing artificial symmetry. Broad geometric forms alternate with elongated organic shapes and softened teardrops, creating movement across the neckline.
The silver framing repeats around every station: deeply stamped fan-shaped elements, polished spheres and oxidized recesses surrounding a beaded inner border. That repetition visually connects the six stones while preserving their individual character.
Substantial round links articulate the stations, allowing each large setting to settle independently against the body. The handmade chain completes the 23-inch length without competing with the turquoise.
Eric’s Notes from the Field
Okay—important correction: this is Justine Tso, Sheila’s daughter, and honestly that makes the piece even more exciting.
You can see the family language immediately: gigantic stones, elaborate silver framing and absolutely no fear of scale. But this isn’t a footnote to Sheila’s work. Justine selected six collector-grade Royston stones, each with a completely different personality, and successfully turned them into one coherent necklace.
One looks like open sky. One has clouds. Another has pieces of earth floating through the blue. They’re related without being matched—and that is exactly why it works.
It’s 156 grams. It’s 23 inches. It’s six enormous pieces of Royston arranged around your neck by a young second-generation artist coming into her own.
Completely unreasonable. Absolutely magnificent
