Award Winning Indian Jewelry by:
George Willis,
536 Carlsbad Village Drive #103
Carlsbad, Ca. 92008

GEORGE "SHUKATA" WILLIS

Born in Quanah, Texas, George "Shukata" Willis has been a working jeweler since 1964. Schooled in art at the University of Texas, George later moved to California where he furthered his training at the So. California College of Jewelry Design and the Starline Jewelry School in Los Angeles. Since that time he has operated his own jewelry business and studio in Oceanside, Carlsbad, and Rancho Santa Fe, California along with teaching jewelry making as a trade to Disabled American Veterans through the veterans Administration.

George creates his designs in gold, platinum, and silver using the older traditional technique of fabrication along with the more modern processes such as the lost wax. In 1990 George made the decision to close his retail jewelry shop in order to pursue his longtime dream of creating jewelry as art that reflected his Native American Heritage. Since then, he has been showing his work at art shows around the country. His designs are original, signed and many have been copyrighted.

Currently, George is a resident of Carlsbad, California where he has served as a member of the City Arts Commission since 1996. He has also been a Member of the Board of the Indian Arts and Crafts Association since 1997.

AWARDS
1999	INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW, Albuquerque, NM Best of Division, Jewelry	Animated Dancer Ring
1998	INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW, Denver, CO 1st Place Jewelry	Horn Box w/pendant
1997	RED EARTH SHOW, Oklahoma City, OK Best of Division, Diversified Arts	Necklace w/jewelry box
1995	HEARD MUSEUM, Phoenix, AZ Honorable mention - Jewelry INTER-TRIBAL CEREMONIAL, Gallup, NM 1st Place Jewelry 1st Place Jewelry POWHATAN RENAPE Nation Festival, Mt. Laurel, NJ 1st Place Jewelry	Abalone Pearl Necklace Abalone Pearl Necklace Cobalt Druzy Qtz. Abalone Pearl Necklace
1994	INTER-TRIBAL CEREMONIAL, Gallup, NM 1st Place Jewelry	Lapis/Turq./Stickball Earrings
1992	RED EARTH SHOW, Oklahoma City, OK 1st Place Jewelry	Pipestone/Stickball Necklace
1990	INTER-TRIBAL CEREMONIAL, Gallup, NM 1st Place Jewelry CHOCTAW NATION FAIR, Tuskahoma, OK Best of Show	Jasper/ Indian Head Ring Jasper/Indian Head Ring

Click here to view some of the items for sale.