Travel Finds
Fall this year was filled with travel. I typically stumble on some great jewelry making finds when I travel, and this time was no exception. Go to my Gallery to see some of them in my finished designs. Jim (photographer) really outdid himself this time, setting up my jewelry around his cute little Duluth cabin.
In September, Dana and I made the most of our road trip to deliver her car to her home in Arizona. In Taos we found a gem seller at a roadside stand with many strands of variscite and turquoise. The stones were beautiful and the cut uncommon. It turns out that these stones are from the 60’s and 70’s!
Rhodocroisite is the Colorado state mineral, so of course I had to pick some up when we traveled through South Park.
Just past Albuqurque is the oldest continuously inhabited community in the nation, the Acoma Pueblo. We met an artist there, C Maurus Chino, who has recently added jewelry making to his passion for painting. He made the beautiful setting for the ammonite (a fossil) using sterling silver and gem quality lapis.
My most recent trip was to Salzburg, Austria where I picked up some Swarovski crystals. You will have to come to my home show on November 13 to see what I did with them, or ask me to email you some photos.
Deb Roberts Jewelry 