{"title":"Don Staats","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOriginally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Don Staats (July 3, 1938 - June 29, 2020) was an acclaimed Arizona artist with deep creative roots. Many of his family members shared his talent; his grandfather was a potter, his grandmother a world-renowned Ukrainian folk artist, and his father a painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDon began his career in 1958 when he opened his first art studio in Phoenix, Arizona. Since then, he has worked with many different media to hone his artistic skills and express his creative spirit. In 1962, Don moved to Los Angeles where he did freelance automotive design until he was hired by Carrol Shelby’s Cobra design group in 1963. Don worked designing signature Cobra cars until 1966 when a near-fatal car crash permanently changed his path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAfter a two-year recovery period, Don Staats returned to University of Minnesota and later resumed his art career in Phoenix where he reopened his studio and focussed on bronze casting, oil painting, and jewelry making. It was during this time that Don mastered his metalworking skills for which he is best known today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDon’s contemporary Southwest jewelry has been collected by art galleries, museums, and individuals since 1970. His work has been featured in numerous publications and has gained a following worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePart of the appeal of Don’s artistry is his use of many rare, semiprecious gemstones, which he had been collecting for some 40 years. His love for the color, shape, and natural variations in each stone is apparent in his jewelry, which combines materials such as sugilite, coral, lapis, charoite, spiny oyster shell, and turquoise (including Orvil Jack). All of his materials are natural -- never dyed or stabilized. Don Staats hand-polished and placed each stone to create the unique, one-of-a-kind styling that classifies his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA proud father of a son and daughter, Don lived in Cornville near Sedona, Arizona with his wife, Deborah, who is also an artist. He worked out of his home studio near Oak Creek where he gained inspiration for his artwork. Don Staats passed away on June 29, 2020 and he is greatly missed. His artistic talents live on and we are proud to continue to carry his work.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"colorful-inlay-earrings-36","title":"Colorful Inlay Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003eSterling Silver Post Earrings with a Colorful Cobbled Inlay Design using Spiny Oyster Shell, Fossilized Ivory, Natural Orvil Jack Turquoise, and Natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, by Non-Native Artist Don Staats (1938 - 2020) from Sedona, Arizona.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.75” Width, 1.25” Height\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Staats","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42241351647315,"sku":"ER08256","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/6305\/files\/colorful-inlay-earrings-by-don-staats-at-garland-s-72028.jpg?v=1747978001"},{"product_id":"colorful-inlay-cuff-20","title":"Colorful Inlay Cuff","description":"\u003cp\u003eWide Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet with a Panel featuring Cobbled Inlay Designs using Fossilized Ivory, Lapis, Jet, Spiny Oyster Shell, Gaspeite, Charoite, and Natural Orvil Jack Turquoise from Nevada by Non-Native Artist Don Staats (1938 - 2020) from Sedona, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.375” Cuff Width\u003cbr\u003e5.75” Inside Measurement, plus 1” opening\u003cbr\u003e(6.75\" Total Circumference - Medium-Large)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Staats","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42241355972691,"sku":"BR00240","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/6305\/products\/colorful-inlay-cuff-by-don-staats-at-garland-s-52106.jpg?v=1747978007"},{"product_id":"colorful-inlay-cuff-28","title":"Colorful Inlay Cuff","description":"\u003cp\u003eSterling silver cuff bracelet by Don Staats (1938-2020), a non-Native Southwestern jeweler, featuring cobble inlay of natural Morenci turquoise accented with Mediterranean coral, lapis, jet, variscite, serpentine, fossilized ivory, and spiny oyster shell. The wide cuff is built with an architectural layout that balances large turquoise sections with finely placed geometric details in contrasting stones and shell. Bright blue Morenci turquoise with dark matrix gives the bracelet its strong visual presence, while the smaller inlaid elements add color and depth throughout the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.5” Cuff Width\u003cbr\u003e5.25” Inside Measurement, plus 1.25” opening\u003cbr\u003e(6.5\" Total Circumference - Medium)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Staats","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44424494219347,"sku":"C01795","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/6305\/files\/C01795-18.jpg?v=1775863541"},{"product_id":"multi-stone-pendant-217","title":"Multi-stone Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly 2000s sterling silver pendant by renowned Sedona artist Don Staats. This substantial design features Nevada variscite, spiny oyster shell, and charoite set in hand-cut serrated bezels. The reverse is engraved with Southwestern landscape imagery and Staats’ signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon Staats (1938-2020) was a non-Native artist and longtime Sedona resident known for combining unusual natural stones in bold, sculptural jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.5” Width, 4.75” Height\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Staats","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45849640927315,"sku":"PP06691","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/6305\/files\/PP06691-27.jpg?v=1784669141"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/6305\/collections\/don-staats-garland-s_d70433f9-1e17-435c-9728-02275f6bc911.png?v=1747950575","url":"https:\/\/garlands.com\/collections\/don-staats\/material_variscite.oembed","provider":"Garland's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}