Blue Star Flower Pearl Pendant

 

 

Made of blue Topaz with an 11mm fresh water pearl, this beautiful sterling silver pendant was originally make for a friend. The Blue Star Flower pendant can be made in any color you wish. The pendant can also be made into a ring or earrings.

South Sea Gold Pearl Pendant

I found this extraordinary South Sea, gold pearl from a Japanese pearl dealer who comes to New York from time to time.  The pearl is 17 mm.  I wanted the setting of the pearl to be clean and straightforward.  The key was to make sure that nothing detracted from or obscured the pearl, and so I set it with an elegant citrine.  The citrine complements the color of the pearl.

The most expensive gold pearls have a deep rich color and lustre.  I think that gold pearls are underutilized in jewelry.  Especially when you are able to find such a large and gorgeous one as above, the simplest jewelry becomes the boldest.

My Japanese pearl dealer will be in town next week, so email or call me if you have any special requests.  He specializes in fine white pearls, gold South Sea as well as large Tahitian pearls. 

Pink Sapphire and Pearl Pendant

I made this pendant with a pair of wonderful mabe, saltwater pearls together with pink sapphires and set in 18K yellow gold. The pendant is symbolic of a mother and daughter relationship, the mother being the bottom pearl and the daughter the top pearl.  The mother and daughter are bound together by a field of love symbolized by the pink sapphires.  The pink luminescence in the pearls complements and reflects the sapphires, showing the strength of union between the mother and her daughter.
The hues and lustre in these very large pearls are breathtaking. The piece was a joy to make, and hopefully a joy to wear.

Eva Longoria’s Pink Earrings on Cannes Red Carpet

Eva Longoria was elegant as always as she attended the Robin Hood premiere at Cannes.  She sported very pretty, pink earrings which are being reported as being coral.  They look like conch pearls but perhaps are a little bit too big for being conch.

Conch pearls are a delicate pink color, rather rare and generally expensive.  You can also get them in colors of beige, yellow and white.  Unlike like oyster pearls, they do not have nacre but display a flamelike effect called “chatoyancy”.

Ancient Jewelry: Great Style Never Fades

A pearl and emerald earring dating back to the time of Jesus has been found outside the walls of Jerusalem.  The piece consists of a large pearl, inlaid with gold, with two drop emeralds and smaller pearls.  

It is remarkable for its preserved quality and precious nature.  It was likely worn by a wealthy person of the time.

What strikes me most about it is that it would not seem out of place in a jewelry boutique today.  

Pearl Divers in Toba, Japan

I recently traveled to Japan and went to a small town call Toba. Toba is the home to Mikimoto and is where his museum and pearl farms are. This is a picture of the bay in nearby Kashikojima. You can see the pearl beds which extend throughout the bay.


This is a pearl diver known as "Ama." Ama means a "sea person". Only women are pearl divers. It is believed that pearl diving dates back 2000 years. The Ama dive without scuba gear and work in the frigid waters.

A Sozai Design - Ladybug Pearl Pendant

I really enjoyed designing this ladybug. The wings are made of gold and diamond pave. The body is a black Tahitian pearl. The bug's antennae form the clasp. I have a passion for little jeweled bugs! I will post a few more of my little critters over the coming days.

Twin Tahitian Pearl Pendant

Tahitian pearls are always majestic. Here is a another example of a pearl pendant design with which I have been working.

I have tried to create flowing lines and movement with the pearls.

I think this will work better in white gold or platinum rather than yellow gold.

What do you think? Please let me know your comments.

Afternoon Design Doodles

I have been working on a study of Tahitian Pearls. Here is a design that I particularly like that will juxtapose the richness of the dark pearl against the light of pave diamonds.