Greetings! I love to offer creative jewelry solutions and here is one I found this summer. The charm shown here is one I made after my granddaughter drew a tiny picture for me that just went straight to the heart. I was worried that I’d lose the original and found a charm company that uses…
By now, you all know I love finding parallels between ancient design motifs and our modern sensibilities. Today’s chapter involves the excavation of a child’s gold and garnet ring dating back 2300 years ago at the City of David near Jerusalem’s Western Wall. According to a group called Israel 21C, “The ring, set with a…
Dear Clients, Sometimes, I love to share global jewelry news because it takes us from the quotidian into the stratosphere of gem rarity. You know I’m a gem geek, so here goes. According to an industry publication “At Phillips’ recent Geneva auction, a fancy red diamond set a world record while a 6-carat fancy vivid…
Hi everyone! Just a note to show you what’s new and share a new, custom pair of earrings via two informal photos. First, a series of small sapphire and 22KT gold pendant drops which I can also convert into earrings should you have trouble choosing. I’ll have a good selection to show here at the…
I hope this finds you in good spirits and absorbing the beautiful return of spring. This season always brings fresh energy and color inspiration, so I thought I’d offer a window into the creative studio that is my happy place. I’ve been hammering and forming with 22KT yellow gold, developing tiny shapes that dance into…
Since you all like this series so much, I thought I’d dive into blue. As you can see from my inexhaustive list above, this could get me into treatise territory. Research by the Crayola Company, college professors and others have shown time and again that blue is our favorite color. They believe our blue love…
Next up in our color line is orange. I chose it because Pantone’s “color of the year” is “Fuzzy Peach,” which they describe as “A shade that resonates with compassion, offers a tactile embrace and effortlessly bridges the youthful with the timeless.” I would love to join their color committee to ascertain the process for…
Green is one of my favorite colors. Spring green lights up the world after a long dark winter. Spruce green, a grayish-bluish-green, is soft on the senses and quietly elegant. Emerald green, rich and focused, satisfies a gazing gem geek. If you’ve been a long-time reader of this journal, you know that I always marvel…
When I learn fun things, my first inclination is to share with you. I had no idea that the name for this beloved shade of pink actually came from the mouth of designer Elsa Schiaparelli when she described a 17.67 carat diamond Cartier ring owned by Daisy Fellowes. The story goes that Daisy, the only…
Hi, everyone! I hope this finds you off to a good start for 2024, either in the tropics or at home curled up with a good book. I’ve just finished “Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese and highly recommend his brilliant writing. This morning, one of my colleagues posted a photo of a plastic bag…
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