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The life of jewelry making. 😇

Quote of the day.

Tucson’s National Treasure ~ the Patania Family Silversmiths ~ 3 generations have their work in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian in Washington.
Sam Patania hand-made a sterling silver dress belt buckle for me when I first came to Tucson in the 1990s. Today I’m honored to sell the work made by Sam Patania and his son Marco.

What can we make with some old gold teeth and an orphan earring?

Fire agate carved and inlaid with 18k yellow gold by Ryszard Krukowski of British Columbia, Canada.

4:30 AM ~ Under the Mesquite with bagel, cream cheese & hot black coffee. Surrounded by the oh-dark-thirty silence of the desert, I’m enjoying the view of the constellation Orion overhead. Good morning!

White gold, platinum and diamond.

Platinum, white gold and diamond.

Old gold and diamonds repurposed to make someone happy!

Platinum, white gold and diamond.

The turquoise in this cuff I made for a realtor friend in Florida reminds me of the ocean lapping on the beach. ~ Sterling silver and turquoise from the Royston mine in Nevada.

Casting 14k gold today.