The Enthusiast

As you plan for fall, consider if fall’s vibrant colors quicken your creative spirit. Orchids, especially their amazing patterns of color, inspire me. The cover photo shows a rare Tiger Orchid, the largest variety of orchid in the world.  Plants...
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If you search for the term texture in reference to jewelry, you will see that a majority of entries address adding texture to metal.  The rendering below of a White Orchid Studio spacer offers an example as does the image above of one...
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Rough Diamonds   You see a rough diamond octahedron embedded in kimberlite, a type of volcanic rock that carries diamonds to the Earth's surface.  Octahedron is the most common diamond crystal shape.  But, most mines produce only 1 part diamond to...
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