July 2011

A good friend approached me with a custom order. It came out so nice, I though I would post it and it has a great story. It is an example of some work I can do for people as well. My friend was in a marathon race in Utah called the Desert R.A.T.S. run and […]

This is a long narrow barrel bead made of Grade A fine grain Western Australian black nephrite jade capped with Paua Abalone from New Zealand. The abalone ends are a time consuming process to create and in the end, well worth it. The layering process allows the viewer to see the colors of the abalone

Here is a very nice mixed colored jade pendant from Big Sur. This pendant is mostly bright green chromium colored with a few areas of brown vulcan mixed in. The translucency is easily seen with the extra light in some of the pictures. The pendant has a slight appearance of a surfboard. This pendant shows

This pendant is made from Lavender Jadeite from Turkey and features Pacific Red Abalone. This is a beautiful abstract pendant with a sliver of abalone running along the entire top crest of the pendant. It comes with a top slide bead and matching slip beads from the same material that are used to adjust the

This pendant is made Big Sur blue green nephrite jade faced with Paua Abalone from New Zealand. The abalone is faced on two sides. The jade is also chatoyant and shows real nice. The top slide bead is also Big Sur Jade and is a slightly darker green bead. Pendant Specifications: Weight: 8.3 grams Length:

This is a nice “gemmy” Vesuvianite Bead faced with Pacific Red Abalone shell. Nicely translucent as shown in one of the pictures with back lighting. Vesuvianite is a fascinating mineral found originally on the volcano, Mt Vesuvius in Italy. Vesuvianite is a somewhat rare and beautiful gemstone that can rival many other minerals for interest