Todd Reed is red hot now but his success didn't happen overnight. He launched his signature look in 1994 - raw diamonds in quirky gold designs - and a few years later, made a big commitment to sustainability. That commitment is limiting his growth - and that's okay with him.
Tucson becomes a gem shopping paradise starting at the end of January, when gem dealers from around the world land in the desert to display their wares. With 55,000 buyers and 45 shows, where do you begin? Successful designers share their secrets.
Baiyang Qiu combines the precision of industrial design with a love of organic form to create her unique award-winning jewelry.
How do you know the jewelry you're buying was made without harming people or planet? Ask the right questions.
Pat Flynn is pretty much what you'd expect of a guy who has made a career out of turning iron nails into fine jewelry: smart, down-to-earth, and very funny.
A year or two out of college, these jewelry artists are winning awards for creativity and craftsmanship, even on a budget. How do they do it? With the perfect saw and a portable photography studio.
Many famous twentieth-century painters and sculptors designed in jewelry at some point in their careers, usually in close collaboration with trained goldsmiths. Most of it looks a lot like their art - and some of it opened doors for both celebrity designers and creative studio jewelry.
Inspired by the Victorian tradition of jewelry made from the hair of loved ones, Melanie creates jewelry from drawings made with her own hair. Only ten years out of art school, she has already made into major art museums all over the world.
A ring containing a portrait of Dora Maar made for her by Pablo Picasso in the 1930s is expected to fetch half a million at Sotheby's this month. That's a lot more than it sold for at the 1998 estate sale in Paris following Maar's death. No one knew Picasso had made jewelry by hand but the news was overshadowed by those paintings.
Fortunately for snowbirds, there is plenty to do outside before, during and after the Tucson Gem Show. Many shows take place in the open air, within walking distance of the convention center. Here is my favorite part of The Strip shows and my recommendations for post-show adventures.
Barbara Bayne’s jewelry is often dark and organic, like something dug from the earth. Perhaps this has something to do...
So thrilled to learn Baltimore art jeweler Joyce Scott is among the MacArthur Fellows for 2016! Announced yesterday, winners of...
If you think building a career as a jewelry designer is challenging today, imagine what it was like 50 years...
In this day of mass production, with high-end craft galleries shuttering at an alarming rate, studio jewelers feel a mounting...
Second in a series on DIY tips from jewelry artists for shooting your own jewelry Like Hilary Hachey, jewelry artist...