William Holland School Stone Inlay Class 2011
My wife, Catherine, and I recently taught a stone inlay class at the William Holland School of Lapidary Art in Young Harris, Georgia. Featured in this video is the excellent work of the six students in the class. We will be teaching two jewelry inlay classes at the school next year in July of 2012.
Artist Sherris Cottier Shank
Sherris Cottier Shank transforms gemstone rough into beautiful gem art. We visit the award winning gem carver’s studio and talk with her about her gem carving carving career. From rough to finished gemstone art and jewelry, Sherris takes us through the process and describes her passion for the profession that she discovered after beginning her career as a jeweler.
2010 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show 2
We revisit the 2010 Gem & Mineral Show in Tucson, Arizona. Walk with us as we search for Turquoise, Lapis, Charorite, Ocean Jasper, Chinese Writing Stone, and all of the gem rough material that we use to make Sterling Silver stone inlay jewelry. The weather was perfect and the hunt was a challenge, but somehow we were able to spend every Dollar that we had allocated.
Eiteljorg Musuem Indian Market & Festival
We visit the 18th Annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market & Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana and interview three Native artists, Amado M. Peña, Jr., Mark D. Stevens and Peter Boome. This annual event features more than 130 Native artists from more than 60 tribes.
