Oct 22, 2015 | The Inner Jewel
Reflect: to contemplate, ponder Cynthia Renée, a trained geologist, gem hunter, and gifted jewelry artist, was inspired to create the Reflections Collection during a period of contemplation, discovery and rebirth in her own life. In the midst of this natural cycle,...
Sep 24, 2015 | Jewelry Styling
The Nuptials See Cynthia Renée's custom jewelry design portfolio here. Discover how your jewels can be a guide to personal transformation. GET...
Sep 17, 2015 | Jewelry Styling
It all started with a Pearl Wardrobing with our Pearls. One Pair of Pearls… Many Possibilities. See Cynthia Renée's custom jewelry design portfolio here. Discover how your jewels can be a guide to personal transformation. GET...
Aug 27, 2015 | Boutique Treasures, Designing Eye
The Chinese concept of yin and yang – how seemingly contrary forces are actually complementary – is often explained using metaphors from nature and life. The lightness of air, the solidity of earth; the brilliance of the sun, the dark shadows it frames;...
Aug 20, 2015 | Once Upon A Jewel
Joy: a feeling of great pleasure, delight “I had to include parrots in my Reflections Collection,” says Cynthia Renée. “They are so full of life, love, and color. They will want to be worn close as a jewelry talisman – a talisman that lends support to fly, look...
Aug 6, 2015 | Boutique Treasures, Designing Eye
Origami, from ori meaning “folding”, and kami meaning “paper,” is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. Practitioners of the art can transform a flat sheet of paper into a piece of beautiful—if ephemeral—art, through folding and...
Jul 30, 2015 | Colored Gems
Cynthia Renée’s poetic nature loves the fact that “orient” is the gem trade’s name for the iridescent play of colors that undulate across the surface of fine pearls. After all, cultured pearls were first grown in the Far East more than a century ago....
Jun 11, 2015 | Colored Gems
“For the rest of my life, I will reflect on what light is.” Albert Einstein understood the power of light. When awed by the beauty of a gem, it’s the light, not the stone, which moves us. The dance between light and gem reflects that of a relationship—sometimes...
Apr 9, 2015 | Colored Gems
Peridot has been discovered not only in the Earth’s mantle, but on the moon, Mars and in fallen meteors. However, a trip to Earth’s nightlight isn’t necessary to add this beautiful gem to a collection. Beyond unique locations, Peridot is one of the...
Mar 26, 2015 | Designing Eye
Everyone’s a genius in hindsight. More valuable is foresight – the ability to predict and take action based on insight into a future chain of events. Guided by intuition, vision, and smarts, my client purchased these exquisite 8.03-carat, tangerine Spessartite garnets...