What ranges in color from butterscotch, to orange, green, to red with some of the most prominent deposits located in the U.S.? Give up? Breathtaking sunstones! One need not travel to Tanzania or Tajikistan to behold a sunstone.
Colored Gems
Rara Avis
In the 1500’s in Tudor London, a Latin expression — rara avis — became popular. Literally meaning “rare bird” — the expression was gleaned from a phrase by the Roman poet Juvenal, “rara avis in terries nigroque simillima cygno”, or …
Malaia Allure
When a strange, orangy-pinkish-reddish garnet was discovered in the mid-1960s, in the Umba Valley of Tanzania, locals and experienced gemologists didn’t know what to make of it.
Blackberry Winter – 1 Nov 2012
"Blackberry winter" - a farmer's expression familiar to country folk - evokes a day in late spring when one wakes up to a cold snap. Though the...
Celestial Gems
It took five years to source the gems and craft a dream of a garland necklace for a 15th anniversary gift. This client wanted to garland his wife’s neck with jewels the color of heaven…
Autumn Garnets
It’s sunny today, with a cool crisp, October undertone. The cool edge makes me frisky – an invigorating contrast with the slice of sun warming my back. After record North Carolina highs into early October, I doubt we’ll have much of a show of fall foliage.
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Legacy & Luxury: Empowering Jewelers with Colored Gemstone Artistry at AGTA GemFair Tucson
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