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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. 

Oct 17 Permalink Comments Off
New jewels

New jewels

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 …

Sep 02 Permalink Comments Off
Inspired

Inspired

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.

Jun 21 Permalink Comments Off
Dress me up

Dress me up

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 …

Mar 15 Permalink Comments Off
Agate Realms

Agate Realms

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 …

Mar 13 Permalink Comments Off
New delights

New delights

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 …

Mar 08 Permalink 1 Response
Trend

Trend

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, …

May 26 Permalink 1 Response
Water of the Sea

Water of the Sea

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 …

Mar 30 Permalink Comments Off
What’s Next

What’s Next

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! …

Feb 28 Permalink Comments Off
Moods and Moldavite

Moods and Moldavite

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. …

Feb 22 Permalink 2 Responses
Close to home

Close to home

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 …

Dec 06 Permalink Comments Off
Frozen Honey

Frozen Honey

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 …

Dec 06 Permalink Comments Off
Fibonacci

Fibonacci

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, …

Dec 05 Permalink Comments Off
The Harvest

The Harvest

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 …

Oct 02 Permalink 3 Responses
The Delicates!

The Delicates!

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 …

Oct 02 Permalink Comments Off
Jewels of Nepal

Jewels of Nepal

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! …

Aug 09 Permalink Comments Off
One more time

One more time

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 …

Aug 09 Permalink 1 Response
New AQ avatar

New AQ avatar

…in all its glory!

Jun 25 Permalink 2 Responses
In the beginning

In the beginning

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 …

Jun 18 Permalink Comments Off
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