As a kid, Sophie Tenorio Benally resented having to drill and cut turquoise after she finished her chores.

Looking back, she said, “My dad was getting me ready for life.”

The Santo Domingo Pueblo jeweler, who showed her work Saturday at the Free Indian Market in Federal Park, said the work she once resented is a joy now. “I get up early just to work on it. … It makes me want to teach my grandkids.”