Its show season!

Well, its that time of year again. The falling snow and freezing temperatures of January signal its time for the mad rush to prepare for Tucson! Our studio director, Charles turns into a whirlwind at this time every year. Its not just a trade show for him, but he also has lectures to give. Last years lecture covered colored gemstones. I'll ask him to see what's on the agenda for this year.

What's Tucson? Well, besides a city in AZ, its one of the largest gem trade shows. Its a two week event that attracts the world's best mineral, lapidary (gem art), and jewelry dealers. The 'main event' is the Gem and Mineral Show. This year its held from Feb 12-15th.

This show is very important because we get to see what's new and replenish our stock of natural, untreated, colored gems. Also, many of the miners and dealers are friends and Tucson is a good time to reconnect with them. Are any of you going to the show? Maybe we'll see you there!