May we see with new eyes, each old thing, each known thing.
Josef Sudek, The Veil of the Temple
October 14, 2018
Josef Sudek (1896 – 1976), perhaps my favourite photographer, is a poet’s artist. His images invoked in me the poetry I carry and give me one reason why I keep them.
Chatoyancy and Asterism
October 5, 2018
21.89ct Honey Cat’s Eye Chrysoberyl 6.88ct Cat’s Eye Alexandrite 6.88ct Cat’s Eye Blue Sapphire Gemstone Phenomena: Chatoyance & Asterism 7ct Cat’s Eye Unheated Blue Sapphire Certified 25ct Unheated Blue Star Sapphire Sri Lanka GIA 20ct Rare Chrysoberyl Cat’s Eye Honey Color 6ct Alexandrite GIA Certified Cats Eye Gemstone When we get a chance to have …
Gem Taxonomy, August
August 14, 2018
57ct Color Change Alexandrite 14ct Burmese Peridot 22ct Honey Cat’s Eye Chrysoberyl 25ct Natural Star Sapphire Sri Lanka 13ct Unheated Ceylon Blue Sapphire Cabochon 10ct Color Change Tourmaline 9ct Unheated Ruby Cabochon 17.5ct Unheated Kashmir Sapphire 15ct Unheated Bi Color Sapphire 10ct Colombian Emerald 13ct Unheated Cornflower Blue Sapphire 18ct Unheated Vivid Blue Sapphire …
Casual Luxury Not Casual Affair
June 4, 2018
Jade and Turquoise are two very spiritual stones. Yes, they are really stones more than gems, although jadeite jade is regarded as a modern day precious gemstone.
Both are opaque in their beauty. Both suggest the sky is not clear if you cannot see.
Jade Diamond Necklace | Jade Diamond Drop Earrings | Gem Gardener
The Coral Cherub Project
May 31, 2018
Angel, cherub, Eros… Whatever name you want to call a fervent finding. Work in progress.
The Artistry of Mid Century Modern
May 27, 2018
Designers and makers of fine jewelry know something many do not know. Which is the era most copied by contemporary jewelry designers? Mid-century jewelry is very understated and also very much copied/mutilated by modern makers. There is an insightful reason for this reverence. Mid-century designs are really an extension and simplification of 1920s Art …
