Crown of Fire.
Lab Red Beryl
First Place Gemmy's 2006
RED BERYL |
Internally carved quartz crystal "Teddy Bear" Now in a private collection in the UK |
1120 ct ametrine carving
"Deep Purple Dreams"
GALLERY
OF CARVINGS |
Blue Topaz
"Lone Star Reflection Cut"
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"Eye of the Dragon" Ametrine |
"Aurora Star" Ametrine |
"Rutilated Quartz" 1st Place 2009
Jewelers of America |
"Time Traveler"
Quartz Crystal |
Click on pictures to enlarge. Picture above left: "Eye of the Dragon"(c) is a flawless ametrine weighing approx. 33ct and has 145 facets. This gem was the First Place Winner of the Faceted Gems Category, in the 2005 Gemmy's international competition. It has been in numerous publications and is now in the collection of the Houston Museum of Natural History. Next: "The Aurora Star" is a recent concave design in ametrine. It is also shown on the 2008 AGTA Cutting Edge competition website. Third: Shield cut rutilated quartz pendant won First Place and Best of Show at the Kansas Jewelers Association competition. It also won First Place in the Jewelers of America 2009 National Competition in New York. The pendant was designed and created by Jonathan Smiddy. Far right: "Time Traveler" is a reverse intaglio carved in a gem quartz crystal from Arkansas. It is on exhibition through May 2010, at the Headley-Whitney Museum. More information is given on the "Gallery of Carvings" page.
"Dragon", Photos by Robert Weldon. Aurora and Time Traveler photos by Rick Stinson. Rutilated Quartz Pendant photo by Karen Janowski.
Serving the trade since 1972, I strive to cut stones that maximize optics, color, and design. I consider customer satisfaction of paramount importance and your pleasure in owning and enjoying our fine gems is guaranteed by our no hassle, money-back policy. We have built our business based on long-term personal relationships with retail customers, jewelers, designers, collectors and connoisseurs throughout the world. Our reputation has been earned through 39 years of exceptional service and ethical practice.
The links at the bottom of this page lead to a catalog of faceted and cabochon gems, collector gems, meteoric peridot, carvings, gem rough, mineral specimens, articles and custom cutting services.
I also sell diamond tools and supplies used to saw, cut, grind and polish gems. These are American made and first quality tools, not the cheap imports that skimp on diamond. I sell diamond grit, diamond belts, disks wheels, laps and burs in all popular grit sizes. These are the exact same products I use to create the gems shown on this website.
If you need help with choosing products, email me and I'll give you some suggestions to get you started!
Belts, disks and grit SUPPLIES
Click on "article" at bottom of this page, for some basics in tumbling stones; published in the August/September 2002 issues, in "The Lapidary Journal".
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Rick Stinson, BFA, Gem Artist
Linda Stinson Gemologist, GIA G.G.
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