Charlene Reano

San Felipe Pueblo

Charlene Sanchez Reano is from San Felipe and learned jewelry-making from her sister-in-law Angie Reano, who is credited with reviving mosaic inlay among Santo Domingo jewelers. Today, Charlene and her husband Frank collaborate on most of their jewelry, focusing on mosaic inlay jewelry with finely crafted, colorful patterns of shell, turquoise, and other stones. Charlene does most of the designing and cuts and places the tiny mosaic pieces. Frank grinds the shell and does the silver work.