Category: Persian Turquoise

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

Late-Life Turquoise

Posted in Collecting, Jewelry, Memoir, Persian Turquoise, Southwestern Turquoise, Turquoise, Uncategorized4 Comments

There are some stones you’re drawn to, some you’re indifferent to, and some that actively repel you. For much of my life, turquoise repelled me. I noticed that the people who loved it almost worshipped it, wearing it as a talisman, a sacred stone with healing properties. Me, I looked askance at healing stones. Turquoise did have… Continue reading Late-Life Turquoise