Oct 29, 2017 | Jewelry Care
After Sunday’s Oscars, media snipes targeted Nicole Kidman’s clapping style. I suspect Nicole knows something the snarkers don’t: enthusiastic clapping can seriously damage fine rings. Let me tell you how to protect your rings while expressing your enthusiasm during...
Oct 20, 2017 | My Life in Jewels
I learned geological field work in the rugged backcountry of San Diego. Large bodies of molten rocks crystallized beneath the earth’s surface, later forming mountain chains along the state’s notorious faults. The rocks I roamed were sliced by series of “cracks,”...
Oct 18, 2017 | Bring Your Own Jewels, Designing Eye, Jewelry Styling, Legacy Jewels
The years go by, and we find our jewelry box filled with unworn bits and pieces gathered over the years. Whether beloved jewels passed down from family or gifts and purchases made for our younger selves, they no longer suit the present day us. I can help you transform...
Oct 3, 2017 | Designing Eye, Jewelry Styling, Legacy Jewels
A child’s wedding is a landmark event. Among the details of planning a wedding, focusing on the bride and the habit of putting themselves last, many mothers don’t fully appreciate that the jewelry they wear at the wedding will become even more full of...
Sep 24, 2017 | Designing Eye, Jewelry Styling, Legacy Jewels, Progressive Pairs
Laura moved quickly on a pair of “sweet” blue Sri Lankan sapphires, claiming them as hers just before I sealed the box returning them to my dealer in Thailand. I flew to Laura’s home, under an enchanted blue sky, so we could visit and discuss how to set her new...
Sep 15, 2017 | Designing Eye, Legacy Jewels, My Life in Jewels
Stories give us life. Hard-wired into our being, we don’t just love stories, but need them. Telling our stories, and listening to others’, shines a light on our life path that can also help our loved ones know us more completely or find their way over life’s sometimes...
Sep 3, 2017 | Designing Eye, Legacy Jewels, News & Press, Once Upon A Jewel
I’m happy to receive another win in a national competition: First Place for Custom Design Distinction in the MJSA Vision Awards. This winning jewel was a full custom jewelry piece featuring colored gemstones for a client who lives 3,000 miles from me. We did visit in...
Jun 25, 2017 | Colored Gems, Designing Eye, Legacy Jewels
Designing is about solving problems, albeit in a graceful, useful way. Drawing pretty pieces of jewelry is just part of the show which also involves engineering, comfort and function usually with a budget in place. In my second year of college, I wrote an essay on...
Sep 2, 2016 | Colored Gems, Designing Eye
Some of you may know the magnificent gem Spinel joined Peridot and Sardonyx as August’s birthstones this summer. Do you know Spinel? It’s about my favorite gem – at least in the top few. It’s only been recently that Spinel has started gaining name recognition amongst...
Aug 13, 2016 | News & Press
Cynthia Renée received the Custom Design Distinction category of the 2016 MJSA Vision...
