Nov 23, 2020 | Jewelry Stylist
A client came to me with a stash of pearls she just didn’t wear. We made her pearl stash wearable, restringing with a series of five clasps that can interconnect so the pearls can be worn in different lengths and combinations. We used two clasps in yellow gold,...
Apr 16, 2019 | Designing Eye, Once Upon A Jewel
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...
Aug 23, 2018 | Legacy Jewels, Once Upon A Jewel
In October of 2007, I flew to San Diego County to visit my friend and adventuresome client, Mary. The backcountry of San Diego is home to me and where I started my life in gems scrambling around various tourmaline mines, studying geology. Mary and I planned a visit to...
