The Sobering Story of Amethyst and Bacchus

In Greek mythology, Bacchus is the God of agriculture and wine, with particular focus on fertility, ecstasy and festivity. Bacchanalia festivals were frenzied, indulgent wine-soaked events. One day, the fair maiden Amethystos crossed the path of Bacchus and refused...

Purple Reigns: How to Wear Purple Jewels and Clothing

How do you feel about the color purple?  It’s one of my favorites. Thrilling or perplexing, the color purple is capturing cultural attention.  Since the purple clothing around inauguration looked really good in the media, it’s reasonable we’ll be seeing more...

Dreaming in Color

For this extraordinary project, we knew that the main ingredient was extra special so we made our own recipe for creating a jewel starting with finding an elusive amethyst crystal from a fabled locality, faceting the gem, creating a design, and “painting with gems” to...

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