Reaching for a ‘Colla’?

We have come down with a serious case of phosphate obsession lately. Turquoise, Variscite, Chrysocolla, Shattuckite and the kissing cousins of those stones have taken over the studio of late. We’ve been learning about preparation and polishing techniques, plus getting very excited about setting these gems. There will be a Blog about this, and we’ve already done a livestream about handling these pretties on YOUTUBE. Stay tuned to see these pretties landing in the Store soon!

a clutch of Cuffs

We’ve been hammering out some cuffs that are without stones, but embellished by the floral embossings by popular demand. These recent creations are great for guys and gals, for stacking, or stand alone accessorizing. Some people even claim therapeutic benefits from wearing the cuffs, but we’re not claiming anything scientific here. We just love to wear these copper cuffs with our other cuffs, bracelets with stones, and for whatever mood strikes you. Check out the STORE for the available cuffs now.

friday night lives!

Every Friday Night at 6pm Pacific Time, we go live on YouTube to discuss all the fun of the week. You’ll see if we’ve been preparing rough stones, cutting slabs, making cabochons, faceting gems, creating jewelry, mining stones, rockhounding or whatever zaniness we’ve been cooking up. We often have guests on to discuss rock/gem/mineral/creating topics and you’re welcome to join the chat for questions in real time or to lend your wisdom to the discussion. Check out Ozone Fine ArtVentures and make sure to subscribe or become a member to never miss out on the videos and livestreams there.

Lately, on our YouTube channel OzoneFineArt-Ventures , we have been hosting ‘Studio Livestreams’ where a few different lapidary artists and jewelry creators work with our cameras on, in real time, for your entertainment. It’s been wonderful to watch how different people work, share techniques, ask questions in real time, and watch beautiful things be created. Make sure to subscribe to the YouTube channel so you don’t miss a Maker’s Challenge or any of the videos showing us out getting these gemstones and rocks to work with. Plenty of live studios and adventures coming up in the coming weeks!

Membership fun

Over on Youtube, we also have a membership side of the channel where extra content is placed. If you enjoy watching the process side of the jewelry and lapidary, that kind of video content will be on the membership side of the channel. We will also post extra footage and special previews from upcoming videos as a special thanks for your support. If you’re interested check out OzoneFineArt-Ventures where you can see all the regular videos and livestreams, and can sign up to be a member for less than a cup of coffee a month. All the proceeds go to funding the platforms to launch the livestreams and items to bring you video from our adventures (like cameras, mics, editing programs, memory, etc.). Thanks for your support!

New studio mate

Welcome our newest member of the family. He’s kind of shy, but very flamboyant at the same time. He’s just getting used to the crazy surroundings, but he also still needs a name. If you have any suggestions, use the contact page to let us know, or you can leave a comment on any of our videos too. I’m just the slightest bit distracted by him, he’s easy to watch, and the time flies by.

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