custom jewelry design and manufacture
Here are some colored stones I have loved and used in my designs.
The matched garnets in these earrings changed color from dark forest green to raspberry purple under different lighting. In their diamond frames, they turned out elegant.
This free-form crystal opal weighs 6.41 carats and has the distinctive appearance of the material discovered in 2008 in northeastern Ethiopia. We mounted it in 18-karat yellow gold.
I had this trillion-shaped, brilliant purplish red tourmaline mounted in 18-karat yellow gold.
This square cushion-shaped fancy intense yellow diamond weighing three carats was mounted in an 18-karat yellow gold setting, with the rest of the ring in platinum and a trapezoid diamond weighing about 0.50 carat on each side. I worked with a Dallas manufacturer to produce it.
The vivid orangey red color of this small heart-shaped spinel was breathtaking.I had it mounted in 18-karat yellow gold. Spinels, like tourmalines, come in practically every color, but spinels are brighter.
Jewelry designers love the billowy bluish light that is seen floating in moonstone. I had this one mounted in 18-karat yellow gold accented by blue sapphires.
We mounted three very fine large Burmese peridots, each in its own necklace, which can be worn by itself or in combination with the others.
The color of tsavorite garnet is a vivid green unlike any other gemstone. Follow the link to learn more about garnet from the Gemological Institute of America.
Rainbow pyrite in a custom-made pendant, set with a diamond for the bail.
Dark purplish red chrome pyrope garnet from Arizona. It is called "anthill garnet" because ants excavate the areas where it is found, raising the stones to the surface.
Paraiba tourmaline is the one of the most sought-after gems in the world. Named for the state in Brazil where it was discovered, traces of copper in its makeup give it stunning glowing green-blue to blue-green color.