The Sunday Times: Issue #30

This week has been supremely busy, so for this issue I'll try to recap all that you may have missed. I did a little mini drop on Thursday of some custom patina'd Fontanella pendants and four pearl vessels, along with a new Ethiopian opal necklace and two Mignolo rings. There are still a few pieces left that I'll highlight below. If you didn't score a small pearl vessel, a reminder that they are still available and ready-to-ship from Catbird.

I also set a ring for Paradiso II - a gorgeous seafoam tourmaline. Another tourmaline is now on my bench and ready for me to finish a wax carving for it. This one was cut by a very young and very talented gemcutter that I'll introduce you to below!

So pour yourself a cup of tea and get comfy.

"If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new. As long as you know what you’re doing, nothing much of interest is going to happen."

- Phillip Glass

THE MINI DROP

A FEW PIECES ARE STILL AVAILABLE

Custom K MIGNOLO
Pinky Signet Ring

Custom Palm Tree MIGNOLO Pinky
Signet Ring

Large Footed Pearl Vessel 2

Large Footed Pearl Vessel

WHAT I FINISHED THIS WEEK

A NEW RING FOR PARADISO II

I am really happy with how this ring came out. It features a bezel-set, responsibly sourced tourmaline sourced via Anza Gems and cut by Peter Torraca. I was inspired by the stone to create a setting and band that followed the curvature of ancient vessels, imagining that the cool blue stone could pour out of the setting. I followed the cut of the stone to create a soft knife-edge on the wide band and the bezel.

WHAT'S ON MY BENCH

ANOTHER TOURMALINE FROM ANZA GEMS

I want to spotlight Nadine Marshall, who cut this incredible gem, and who is NINETEEN years old. I had the pleasure of finally meeting Nadine in person in Tucson this year after following her gemstone cutting journey on instagram. She is truly a phenom and I'm so glad that ANZA partners with her to cut some of their rough. I think this one is going to look spectacular in a more architectural setting with prongs to flood it with light. Stay tuned! Nadine is @ilovegreenrocks on IG if you want to check out some of her other work.