Sep 3, 2017 | Designing Eye, Legacy Jewels, News & Press, Once Upon A Jewel
I’m happy to receive another win in a national competition: First Place for Custom Design Distinction in the MJSA Vision Awards. This winning jewel was a full custom jewelry piece featuring colored gemstones for a client who lives 3,000 miles from me. We did visit in...
Jun 25, 2017 | Colored Gems, Designing Eye, Legacy Jewels
Designing is about solving problems, albeit in a graceful, useful way. Drawing pretty pieces of jewelry is just part of the show which also involves engineering, comfort and function usually with a budget in place. In my second year of college, I wrote an essay on...
Sep 2, 2016 | Colored Gems, Designing Eye
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. It’s only been recently that Spinel has started gaining name recognition amongst...
