Here we share our treasure trove of our favorite Mexican and Australian Opals. Alisha and I hand pick all our opals and we see stories submerged within windows of opalescence. We fall in love with a stone because it has … Continue reading
Sometimes it takes a sharp eye and other times a coy glance to choose our gemstones. Alisha and I just returned from our treasure hunt at the 2024 Tucson Gem Show. We explore dozens of venues with a plan of … Continue reading
For the past 13 years, Art and I have traveled to our off the grid Baja Mexico house where Art is inspired to paint the vast vistas of the Sea of Cortez and the desert. Paintings by Art Bobroskie. Photos … Continue reading
In this New Year we reflect and share on a dozen of our most beautiful designs. Some are sold and some are still available. With the 2023 Tucson Gem Mineral and Fossil show soon to begin, Alisha and I anticipate unearthing … Continue reading
The Texas Renaissance Festival has been great fun! There were a lot of mischief makers over Halloween Weekend. Alishas mask is designed and made by Mischief Masks. Alisha flaunts our large bat neckpiece and Stacy is decorated in spiders! … Continue reading
Almost by accident, I stumbled upon the Guo Pei exhibit at the Legion of Honor. Intent on meeting out of town friends in S.F. I choose the De Young Museum as our meeting point and renewed our membership which is … Continue reading
All of our families have milestone mother’s day memories. Here is a visual album of a few of ours. Not necessarily in chronological order. In honor and celebration of working mother’s … Continue reading
At the 2022 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil show we came across Marston Marble Ammonites, a new Ammonite source that we hadn’t seen before. These ammonite limestone beds are near the village of Marston Magna in Somerset, southwest England. The … Continue reading
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Shopping at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show is always an adventure. After missing the 2021 show, Alisha and I were ready to recharge our creativity and replenish our inventory. Although we discovered … Continue reading
The Mexican desert meets the Sea of Cortez in Zacatitos, Baja California. This is a place our family gathers to recharge and for inspiration and when we are short on canvas, we paint plywood … Continue reading
