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.
Designing Eye
How to Create Your Story in Jewels
One of my greatest rewards is working with a client to distill their essence into a custom jewelry piece that tells a story for future generations. Worn through life, our jewelry, now imbued with our memories and feelings, …
A Natural
During the Spring of 2014, I met a wonderful person with a natural gift for gem collecting. She purchased my Petite Owl Queen pendant/brooch and thereafter, we stayed in touch…
Of Mice & Moonstones
“Beauty and nature have always supported me, and I find myself turning again and again to the metaphors the natural world provides,” says Cynthia Renée. “I purchased the hand-carved moonstone mice and the cat’s-eye moonstone pairs separately.
Reflect
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, ….
Heaven and Earth
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; the feminine and the masculine.
Joy
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,...
Origami Origins
Jewelry artist Cynthia Renee, fascinated by the shapes and ceremonies of origami, watched her young daughter create an origami shape. She was struck by the similarities of the two crafts…
Mussel Power
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…
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Yesterday, my daughter reminded me of something I'd told her a few years ago, "Our weaknesses are our strengths gone too far." It's so satisfying when your kids are of the age they begin to suspect you may have some wisdom after all, isn't it? Designing is all...
Why Jewelry is the Best way to Mark your Life’s Key Moments
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A Short Walk through the World of Garnets
One of the world’s most beloved gemstones, garnet has a long lineage and a somewhat unruly family tree. Because the garnet group is so diverse, gem garnets come in almost every color. Let’s take a walk through the world of garnets and see how dazzling they can be....
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