Summer is here! It’s a time when we wear less clothing and that’s a great time to show off more jewelry. Summer themes like the beach, ocean, colorful blooms, and awesome adventures are the inspirations for the pieces in this collection. Our bracelet cuffs have expanded to include such embossed foliage as Bird of Paradise and Palm Fronds, to join the favorites like Hydrangea Blossoms, Norfolk Pine, and Bamboo. Keep an eye on the shop for the latest!

Oregon Sunstone Ammonite with Topaz and Pearl

Labradorite and Purple Cloud Agate Cuffs

Oregon Opal and Gemfield Chalcedony Pendant

The artistic palette of colors for the upcoming jewelry pieces for summer are inspired by summer visions like bright blossoms, ocean waters, and warm sunsets. Some of these are embodied in the recent cut gems from the studio such as the incredibly clear Blue Chalcedony, deliciously Purple Cloud Agate, and gracefully ‘painted’ Mozarkite details.

Ethiopian Blue Chalcedony

Purple Cloud Agate

Pink, Gold, and Blue Mozarkite

very fresh facets

Faceted gemstones are an incredible blend between artistry and science. The correct angles and geometry are selected for each individual gemstone to create the optimal brilliance and pleasurable shapes. We take it a step farther, inviting asymmetry as design indulgence, adding an element of the unexpected. We create something totally unique to the historically predictable faceted shapes that is artistically exhilarating. We hope that you enjoy the upcoming creations from such individual and special stones as these.

Asymmetrical Oregon Sunstone Faceted Cut

Asymmetrical Facet Cut; Oregon Sunstone with Schiller

‘Oppositional Defiance’ Cut (Arya Akhavan) Amethyst

“Each piece starts with the vision of the stone”

Karen Britt

Every stone has a story to tell. To celebrate this, each is hand polished or carved to reveal its unique characteristics. We take wild adventures through Oregon and beyond to find these native stones. There in the wilderness, the dance begins; to learn their beauty, to insure the settings, fabricated from scratch, fully express the incredible nature of the stones.