Contemplations Archives

Happy New Year: From the Mundane to the Sublime

Hi, everyone! I hope this finds you off to a good start for 2024, either in the tropics or at […]

The year-end is a time for reflection and perspective-taking for my personal life and my jewelry business. I’ve just finished

Last week, I sent out a client letter about Alrosa and the current government sanctions against Russian diamonds. Read it

The bloody, brutal war in Ukraine caused the US government and its allies to ban the import of Russian diamonds.

An industry magazine recently featured an interview with Francois Curiel, the international director of the luxury division of Christies and

We are all accustomed to reading reviews of products and businesses, the arts, politics, real estate, and anything else we

Jewelry is so very personal and distinct in its value to us as both a beautiful object and a symbol

I thought I’d take time to reflect on the people who are my clients… Each one of you is really

Fingerprints. The inclusions with a descriptive, poetic name, are common in Corundum (sapphires and rubies.) They resemble pieces and parts

It’s been a challenging year for all of us on so many levels that sometimes I find myself without words.