The Tucson show that we love best is the AGTA GemFair - and that is where the Smithsonian displays an exhibit from the National Gem Collection each year - so we're slightly partial! But most importantly, the AGTA presents the Spectrum and Cutting Edge Awards to the fabulous artists who create the jewelry and the cutters who facet and carve the gemstones. Here are some of the award winners that we were swooning over! To see all of the award winning pieces, check out the AGTA website at http://agta.org/awards/index.html
Best of Show - James Currens, platinum ring with cabochon emerald and diamonds
Evening Wear/Platinum Honors - Howard Donsky, earrings featuring tanzanite, emerald, moonstone and diamonds
Evening Wear/2nd place - Caroline Chartuni, white gold earrings featuring Paraiba tourmalines, emeralds, tanzanites and diamonds
Business Day Wear/3rd place - Gregore Morin, white gold earrings featuring jade, carved chrysoprase and diamonds
Business Day Wear/1st Place - Jonathan Lee Rutledge, gold necklace with
opal doublets and diamonds
Best Use of Platinum and Color - Deirdre Featherstone, platinum earrings featuring blue and lavender spinels accented with multi-colored sapphires, garnets, tourmalines and diamonds
Evening Wear/3rd Place - Gwennie by Michael John, white gold ring featuring a
diamond polar bear with opal icebergs. These opals are AMAZING!
Business Day Wear/Gem Diva Award - Annie Fensterstock, gold locket featuring boulder opal
with white, pink, and yellow diamonds
Classical/Gem Diva Award - Erica Courtney, gold ring featuring alexandrite with diamonds
Classical/Platinum Honors - John Ford, platinum ring featuring black opal with diamonds
Evening Wear/2nd Place Fashion Forward - Lydia Courteille, white gold seahorse ring
with opal, garnets, sapphires and amethysts
Bridal/1st Place - Anil Maloo, white gold earrings with cultured pearls and diamonds
Bridal/Honorable Mention - Cynthia Bach, platinum earrings with aquamarines,
seed pearls and diamonds
Bridal/Platinum Honors - Bella Campbell, platinum earrings featuring rubies and diamonds
Best Use of Color - Erica Courtney, gold earrings featuring boulder opals, fire opals,
orange sapphires and Paraiba tourmalines
Evening Wear/Honorable Mention - Kerri Halpern, white gold earrings with
black rhodium plating featuring morganites and diamonds
Bridal/Gem Diva Award - Deirdre Featherstone, platinum earrings featuring
moonstones, diamonds and Tahitian pearls
Men's Wear/1st Place - Mark Schneider, gold pin featuring carved black jade accented with diamonds, rubies and yellow & cognac colored diamonds
Objects of Art/Honorable Mention - Naomi Sarna, topaz carving with silver base
Pairs & Suites/1st Place - AiVan Pham, bi-color amethyst suite
Objects of Art/1st Place - Dalan Hargrave, sculpture featuring sunstone, black jade,
varasite and black, yellow and white diamonds
Carving/2nd Place - Darryl Alexander, 61ct carved sunstone
We just selected a few of the award winning pieces that really caught our attention - but there are others to see on the AGTA website - all stunning and truly amazing. So do take a look!
Great designs .. Great selections .. Great creativity..Wonder full Pics.. Great job
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