It was truly an honor to be a guest on Minerals Talk Live, a joint-venture put on by BlueCap Productions, the Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University and the Society of Mineral Museum Professionals. The show was hosted by Bryan Swoboda, Dr. Raquel Alonso-Perez and Dr. Eloise Gaillou. Filmed live in the Wilensky Gallery in […]
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It’s been an exciting few weeks in Germany for Naomi Sarna. She exhibited at the Gemworld Munich Fair (aka. the Munich Show) in late October, visited gem carvers in Idar-Oberstein and is generally enjoying her time in Europe. “From the minute Christoph Keilmann, the Munich show organizer, invited me to attend Gemworld, I was thrilled
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“What you see in one of my finished gemstone carvings is really an illusion,” comments Naomi Sarna, whose award-winning hand-carved gemstone sculptures and jewelry is prized by both art collectors and jewelry collectors. She goes on to explain that what you see in one of her carvings is an interaction between the front and the back of the piece so you see something that doesn’t actually exist.
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Peridot, the August birthstone, is one of the oldest known gemstones, with its mining documented as far back as 1500 BC. Many mystical powers are attributed to Peridot throughout the ancient world and into Medieval times. In the ancient world people used to string Peridot on donkey hair and tie it around their left arm
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If you really want to see how well a piece of jewelry is made, take a look at the back of the piece. While the front of a jewel enchants us with sparkling gemstones, precious metals, and overall design, the back of a piece can be just as important. A really fine piece of jewelry
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An ancient Chinese proverb says that “gold is valuable, jade is priceless.” Jade is also said to bring protection, prosperity, success, and good luck to the one who wears it – all certainly priceless attributes. Yet, jade does a have price. Over the past few years sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses have both
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Naomi Sarna’s Purple Twilight Amethyst ring is featured in the April 2021 issue of British Vogue. An ode to joy, the cover for this issue celebrates the beauty of diversity and the artistry of gravity-defying sculpted hair by Guido Palan. Model Jaynaye Furman was photographed by Steven Meisel for this cover, which is one of
Legend has it that Aquamarine is the treasure of mermaids. These lovely sea sprites gifted pieces of the gemstone to sailors they favored as a talisman of luck and protection. The ancient Romans considered Aquamarine to be the sacred stone of Neptune. It’s no wonder that Aquamarine is associated with water, its calming blue hue
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Enjoy this article by Naomi Sarna on the majesty and power of opals in treasured jewels through the ages. Download the full article in pdf.
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You thought it was a ruby. So did the Black Prince, Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, in 1367, who owned one of the most famous colored gems in the collection of the British Crown Jewels. However, he was wrong. It’s not a ruby and it isn’t black either. It’s a red spinel crystal, uncut,
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It is a murder weapon; it is a sacred object. It’s an enormous memorial. It is one of the toughest materials on earth. If you thought of diamonds, or steel, you are incorrect; this highly regarded and very valuable gem material is jade. What compelled that person to pick up the jade nugget, look at
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Going to the annual Tucson Gem Show is an act of love, wonder and devotion. Ever since my early days as a jeweler in New York City I would make this pilgrimage to watch, learn and, of course, buy wonderful raw materials and even special finished pieces. The magic of the Gem Show is exciting
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It has been a joy and a privilege to write for Unique Magazine as part of their features on world-class jewelry. Please click the link to Issue 21 of Unique Magazine for the full article which includes stunning photography of some of my favorite pearl jewels as well as some of my latest works. Keep posted for more of my articles in Unique Private Jet Magazine.
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Written by Naomi Sarna – Originally published to gemalytics.com – In March of 2012, I had the great good fortune to be invited by Hayley Henning, Executive Director of the Tanzanite Foundation to go to Tanzania, pick out gem tanzanite and carve it for the IU Awards International Competition in Hong Kong. It was hoped that the carving
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