Ahhhh…… the beauty of turquoise. The more I work with turquoise the more I love it. I’ve always adored it even when I didn’t live in the Southwest. I’m a lover of color and turquoise doesn’t disappoint in that area. Plus….. the stones are so different according to where they’re mined from.
The above ring was made with a Royston turquoise I just acquired. I don’t even know if this photo can do her justice. Probably some of the best color I’ve seen.
I met with a turquoise *connoisseur* last weekend that’s more than familiar with the beauty of turquoise. He’s been in the turquoise business for over 40 years and knows most people in the turquoise world. He told me how the Native American Indians believe that there’s a story in every stone. (I happen to be third generation Native American Indian so my ears perked up when he spoke of this.) When you look at the custom piece above and see the beauty in this stone you can see why there maybe a story in there.
Even the simplest stones are beautiful. These turquoise add a color to this sterling silver earring setting.
Small turquoise beads in earrings make me smile. See how different the color of these Kingman beads are opposed to the Royston turquoise pieces above. It’s amazing.
The beauty of turquoise….. somehow I feel it connects me to the earth in some way that no other stone does. I’m happy I can work with it often.
My work can be found here and at Echo of the Dreamer gallery.
Fill your heart with art
~manon
My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!
It’s been another fun week in the studio and I seem to have no lack of inspiration. I’ve been back and forth on earrings and necklaces lately and I’ve made a few new pairs of organic hoop earrings which I love the look of. They have a nice swing to them.
The cobalt blue glass beads really sets off the look of these hoops.
This lovely necklace is gone to a new home. It has a lot of meaning to it’s owner as it did to me when I was making it. It reminds her of her dad as it did mine.
This baby has also found a new home. Be free. Be fearless. Good words to remind ourselves daily.
I bought these jade Buddha beads a couple of weeks ago and decided I wanted to incorporate them into earrings.
This is what I came up with as it relates to the Buddha quote… *three things that cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.*
I’m currently working on more necklace ideas. The sun, moon, stars and hearts often find there way into some of my jewelry as they did my paintings.
I heard it said once that Texas has big sky. I look out each night and watch the sunset here in AZ and think to myself that Arizona also has really big sky…lol. No lack of visual inspiration here!!
See you soon!!
fill your heart with art
~manon