Category: Computer-Aided Design

Romanced by the Stone

Posted in Bisbee Turquoise, Casting, Collecting, Computer-Aided Design, Jewelry, Memoir, Persian Turquoise, Turquoise, Uncategorized10 Comments

Last summer, you may recall, I was congratulating myself on my ability to resist a certain turquoise pendant. It was huge, an eye-popper. The color just about knocked me over. But resist I did, because it was quite expensive, and because it seemed to exist in its own universe. It wasn’t a piece of jewelry;… Continue reading Romanced by the Stone

The Normandie

Posted in Casting, Computer-Aided Design, Diamonds, Fancy Yellow Diamonds, Jewelry, Memoir, Uncategorized1 Comment

Here’s how it happened. I once said it would be nice to have a yellow diamond, or as they’re now called, a fancy yellow diamond. I say a lot of things, but my husband heard this one. With no prompting from me, he decided I should have yellow diamond earrings, and asked a wholesale dealer to… Continue reading The Normandie

Geist

Posted in Casting, Collecting, Computer-Aided Design, Jewelry, Lost Wax Process, Memoir, Uncategorized1 Comment

‘Geist’ is the German word for spirit, as in holy spirit. It also means ghost. It means soul. Some jewelry has Geist—an echo of the spirit of its maker or its past wearers. And some jewelry is soulless. The more soulless it is, quite often, the more it costs, as though paying more for a piece… Continue reading Geist