Wild Rocks

Gemmology, the saying goes, is Geology in high heels with a nicer handbag. 

Me? I like rocks. Common or garden diamond and sapphires have their place, but I like to wear things that say something different. I want jewellery with a story. With meaning. With a place attached to it. Things that people want to reach out and touch saying, 'What's that?' 

Around the world, major gem shows attract thousands of vendors, from mining companies selling by the truckload to small family firms who cut gemstones and beads. If you want a ton of Tourmaline rough from a Brazilian mining company or a bathtub made of Amethyst, it exists. We go to buy material and meet up with workshops we use. But as we wander around we also collect a few things that are unusual or rare to share with our customers.

Stringing and photographing single rows of something isn't very economic.

We do it because it's fun.