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THE LIFE OF A LAPIDARY ARTIST RARE AND BEAUTIFUL TURQUOISE IN SILVER TO ME, I GET EXCITED (AMONG OTHER THINGS) AQUIRING A NEW SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMSTONE ROUGH OR SLAB. I LOOK AT THE STONE FROM ALL SIDES AND IN MY MIND'S EYE, I SEE A FINISHED PRODUCT. EARRINGS, NECKLACE PENDANTS, BRACELETS AND ON AND ON. AFTER CUTTING THE NEW PIECE, I SHAPE AND POLISH THE NEW CREATION. AFTER THAT, I SET IT IN SILVER OR PRECISION DRILL THE NEW PIECE. I ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE UNIQUE DESIGN OR PICTURE IN ALL THAT I CREATE. I TAKE OVER WHERE MOTHER NATURE LEAVES OFF. BUT THAT IS NOT THE END OF MY WORK. THE PIECE IS FINISHED (IN TOTAL) WHEN IT IS PURCHASED AND WORN BY THE PURCHASER. WEARING MY CREATIONS LIGHTS YOU UP AND MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD. NOW, ALL IS FINISHED. STUNNING OCEAN JASPER BRACELET FOR ME, BEING AND ARTIST ALSO MEANS CHALLENGE. A NEW GEMSTONE THAT I NEVER WORKED WITH, HARD TO POLISH AND SHAPE, ARE SOME OF MY CHALLENGES. THERE ARE MANY TRIAL AND ERRORS, BUT WITH A ZESTFUL DEDICATION TO MY ARTWORK, MOST OF THE TIME A NEW CREATION IS BORN. IT'S THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING NEW WAYS OF DOING THINGS AND HONING MY LAPIDARY ARTWORK THAT GIVES ME THE DRIVE TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL LAPIDARY. IN SHORT, MY FAVORITE GEMSTONES ARE TURQUOISE, JASPERS, AGATES, CHAROITE (FROM RUSSIA), OCEAN JASPER (FROM MADAGASCAR, LAPIS (FROM AFGHANISTAN), LARIMAR (FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) AND MANY MORE TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION HERE. THE SILVERWORK IS CONTEMPORARY AND POLISHED TO A MIRROR FINISH. SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO DECIDE IF A PIECE CALLS FOR SILVER OR FINE LAPIDARY WORK. THANK YOU FOR READING ABOUT ME, AND NEVER HESITATE TO WRITE OR ASK QUESTIONS. I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT MY WORK AND LOVE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

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