First Place Spectrum Award Winner

“And the envelope please….”  We won First Place in the Oscars of the colored gem and jewelry world: The 2011 Spectrum Award’s Evening Wear Division.  Our winning necklace features  75.89 carats of Minty-Green, Afghani Tourmaline set in...

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. Star Trek still reigns, and now Shatner and I have some heft to throw around....

February 5, 2011

  Cynthia’s lecture Gems, Jewelry and Culture at the AGTA Tucson GemFaire: “For all time, humanity has had the impulse to wear jewelry. What’s it all about, anyway?  The forms, motifs and styling of jewelry speak of culture, uniquely reflecting...

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