Dear friends.. AQ has met the end of its path, and will only be operational through January 1, 2013. All custom order requests should be made by 11/15/2012. Thank you all for your support over the years, it has been a pleasure. :] ~This website will be maintained as a simple archive only.
Here is the latest from the AQ workshop.. most are still under construction, all will be available soon! A clear quartz stone that looks very muck like a gramophone when set.. Great new finds, Madagascar Quartz, Tibetan Jet, Lapis, Pyrite sphere.. A ring to be.. Madagascar Quartz and Lapis marriage, curing in the sun.. Shaping and first …
I discovered the work of Margaret De Patta a few days ago… and was inspired to cut this stone and create this ring! Solstice Ring~ Homage to Margaret De Patta! 107ct clear quartz crystal with a frosted dome, set in sterling silver.
Not sure what got in to me, i just felt like working with metal… Having no idea what i would create, i opened a drawer of jewels… this time the Nepalese ones, and this flawless beauty said yes! Carving was a breeze, but i may never understand these lines and curves. The metal work was …
Today, i was re-exploring the joys of Landscape Agate, and thought i would share some of the great examples and images i came across. Most of the images were linked to dead sites, so listing credit would be a chore.. however, the bottom left was shot by a new contact on Flickr who has wonderful …
This first stone~ a tiny point, was salvaged from a dark corner of a dealers cabinet (inspired the AQ manifesto)… and it has been a member of the studio for 2 years now. Only just now figuring out what would become of it, I present ‘Soft Light. Hand filed and polished with a slight taper, rounded …
Im Spotting a new trend.. with my rings anyway. They always tend to happen as a result of an unfortunate (ok, face numbing.. hair pulling, i quit..etc) accident. I just seldom seem to sit down with the intent to fashion a ring. Only after a week of calming following the destruction of a beautiful stone, …
I checked the URL to this stone once a day for well over a month.. i knew i was going to buy it.. so im not sure what took so long! And of course, i did.. one hop over the Atlantic and two weeks later, this lovely arrived from Africa! It spent a few days …
Im so excited about all of the upcoming projects that i just had to show you! The lot… and again… little Brazilian points… two new Tibetans (one singing!)… two new Seed Crystals… and two very perfect Arkansas points… These are all brand new purchases… i just keep saying “its an investment”.. it gets me through! …
One of the first ‘outside of the quartz box’ purchases i made (other than my trusty Kyanite) was Moldavite. I had learned enough about them to spark an interest and entered the market for one rather quickly.. luckily, i work but a few short blocks away from one of NYC’s better mineral shops and gallery. …
Last month, i received a warm email from a man who had just found my work online. He explained that he was looking for a stone to replace one that had belonged to one of his twin sons who had either misplaced or lost it. He didn’t need to explain further, because getting his son …
Yep, that’s right… frozen honey! The stone below was the first i acquired of a small batch of Smoky Citrine from India. After unearthing this beauty from the aeons of roughage.. i bought the whole lot! This particular stone has been a fixture in my shop for months.. i finally sat down to complete it …
A few months back during a night of youtube/googling words and phrases like “fourth dimension” “scale of the Universe” “dark matter” “golden ratio” Fibonacci..etc (yes, thats a typical nights entertainment for me!) i came across plans for a Fibonacci gauge! and here is an explanation of how it is used: This find was perfect timing, …
The Lemurian Seed Crystal.. known from here on out as The Seed Crystal, was my most epic undertaking to date. Like everyone else in this or related fields, i have known about these wonders forever.. just never been super attracted to them. However, one night while flipping through one of my trusted dealers sites, i …
My love insists that my focus is too masculine.. and shes right. Essentially, every stone i cut, im cutting for myself, because im still searching for my special piece. So, i searched through my lot and picked out 3 stones to become what i will continue to produce as.. The Delicates series. 48 hours later, a …
I dont know what it is about Nepalese Quartz, but every time i work these dense, perfectly clear beauties the same thing happens… it renounces its original shape/structure and forges curves upon itself. Almost like it has been dealing with self image issues for centuries! I oblige.. besides, im just the hand providing a service! …
In an earlier post i showed a Tibetan Quartz Pendant.. well, I have since decided to revisit it, and I couldn’t resist adding a few optic dishes. I grabbed the stone and prayed i wouldnt f!@# it up.. and i didnt. In turn, i also had to alter the bottom termination and the result was …
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In early 2009 I sat at my desk in a corner office thinking about everything but marketing, watching a video by a wonderful soul on YouTube. The speaker was relaying an idea that resonated with him, and simply put, it was in regards to following your highest excitement, what excites you the most and how you …