Looking through one’s jewelry box can be a trip down memory lane~underneath the sophisticated jewels you now possess is the ring your first boyfriend gave you, the simple strand of pearls you wore to graduation all those years ago, ….
Once Upon A Jewel
Divine Fire
“Now I know where Prometheus hid the fire he stole from the gods,” was a friend’s reaction upon seeing fire opal for the first time. It probably wasn’t the best hiding place…
Feathered Wonder
The colors and unique personality of parrots have been captured in storytelling, imagery, and the decorative arts since ancient times. A Buddhist story relates how after a forest caught fire, a parrot was so concerned that …
My Mother
Cynthia lost her mother last June, and, as she has done for so many clients, she sought a way to memorialize her in precious metals and stones, with an heirloom jewel she could eventually pass on to her own daughters…
Pleasure Garden
The memories came pouring out of Cynthia Renee’s client, whose husband had gifted her with a custom designed Cynthia Renee ring for their seventh anniversary. A young mother who had started her life in Eastern Europe…
Continuity out of Chaos?
Proud of his bounty, a gem collector came to me with a wonderful assortment of rare Demantoid garnets he had been gathering. Demantoid garnets, primarily mined in Russia and Namibia, behave in light similarly to diamonds and appear fiery.
When You Wish Upon a Star
“To Cynthia, Enjoy the Heavens, Warren Bopp” One of my treasured possessions is the photo of the Hale-Bopp comet backlighting a forest of Saguaro cactus signed by Warren Bopp…
Ribbon Jewelry
One of my collectors is a very interesting woman named Grace. I had just returned from Sri Lanka and Thailand and was moved by seeing garlands of colored ribbons wrapping temple columns and trees…
For a Love Not of this World
What’s the most romantic piece of jewelry I’ve created? I’d have to say it was a project that came to me years ago. The client was even more in love with his wife than when they married 12 years prior…
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