One of the best aspects of working at Spiralz is the access to our colored gemstones. I get to play with some of the rarest rocks on earth. Even if a particular stone isn't 'rare' its always special because our stones are the highest quality natural color and custom cut by the best gem-cutter's and lapidary artists in the world.
Spiralz has one of the largest selections of fine quality natural color gemstones because we are also the lab for the top cutters and gem artists. They send us their work for lab reports and grading and we get to keep the pieces in store for a bit; the selection is always rotating. Because of this set-up we can get whatever stone you'd request to see andit'd be the best possible quality.
For our custom work, you really get a completely unique piece. The design is custom
and the stone can be a custom carving or proprietary cut. You can't get more custom than that.
Anywho, back to the pretty pretty. I love colored gems. They are more rare and precious than diamonds (diamonds are actually a common stone you know), they come in so many gorgeous colors and intensities, there's history and lore behind every type of stone that adds to the 'specialness' or the mystique of the gem and you can wear them set into metals or other materials or just alone as a giant bead on a cord. How can anyone not adore these beauties?
Well, our studio director is leaving Tucson this weekend and hopefully we'll have some fun stories to share about his time at the big gem show. With the economy in the crapper, I wonder how the show was affected...
If you want to see more examples of some of the colored gems we have, check out our
gemstone gallery and to see unique gems set in jewelry check out our
custom gallery. In the next week or so, there will be even more pictures added so check back frequently! I recently had a custom ring made for a friend that is an organic shaped design around a pink tourmaline...didn't snap a picture before giving to her but I'll have her send a pic of it on her finger. Its so cool!
love the sparkles! At the Obama's first black tie dinner, The First Lady wore a gorgeous dress by Peter Soronen and the neck sparkle is a crystal and pearl necklace by Tom Binns. Wanna see more of his work? click here. and here. I love the skulls and the mishmash of this layered crystal necklace.
