New necklaces called ‘gem rope’ being prepared for the 2009 Christmas Studio Sale Thursday, Oct 29 2009
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Barbara says that these bulk up at the neck beautifully with four twists and over the head. A selection of our more unusual gems threaded with neoprene on stainless steel trace, crimped at a © Bh oxidised silver tag with 18ct yellow gold detail. Artisan, QAG store and the studio all have some of the selection on hand for the festive season.
Additional stock saved and re-jigged for Jeweller to the Lost 2009 Christmas Sale, shown below. Necklace © Bh Antique Twin Mesh Chain with Twin Tags, Enamel on Copper & Silver with Textured “S” Hook. There are a few un-sold items remaining from the second ‘another time’ show at Katherine Kalaf in Perth. Commission clients are invited each year end to a private studio showing where we do a ‘close-out’ reduction of stock returned from retailers. This has grown over 20 years to be a huge social 2 day affair where stocks are sold below wholesale as a reward to those folk who dare to be different – those folk who go beyond the instant purchase – those folk who quietly collaborate and commission a one-off object of desire. Invitations are by snail mail only so its up to clients to advise us of their change-of-address. You have been given notice! . . . a little over two weeks to this year’s mailout.
Revisiting a Baroque Lattice & Gem Ring Wednesday, Oct 28 2009
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An engagement ring returns for a setting check and a resize.
Two ring styles that are evergreens: Leaf Wrap and Chenier © Barbara Heath Monday, Aug 31 2009
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Leaf wrap on the left with a big moonstone cabochon and Chenier on the right with a colour-change Mother of Pearl cut out – both Rings going to Makers Mark in Melbourne . . .
New Chenier Rings for the Barbara Heath Retail Range Thursday, Aug 6 2009
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The Chenier style is a studio favourite, it uses a mulitple of shapes & gem cuts we have created as our own shapes. These faceted ovals from a local gem dealer are all un-dyed and completely natural – a refreshing change.
Newest commission via our Brisbane retailer – Artisan Friday, Jul 24 2009
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How often do we hear this – in fact Suzie Aboud articulated the situation so well; “I’ve got this diamond ring from my Mother and when I wear it I look at my hand and see her hand – the memory is important to me but I want to make it mine”. A commission meeting, the stone is popped out, three trays of Barbara Heath ring models are reviewed and a decision is made on the spot. “I’ll have mine without the enamel, the stone here and the finish like this one but polish the raised parts”. Simpler than a commission, just a finger size, the metal defined and a deadline agreed . . . the bespoke price is also reduced when we utilise design already developed by using the Bh ring models from our own range.
Passed on from Cathy at Kit and Caboodle, Barbara’s pic on the New Zealand jewellery blog – ‘paua dreams’ Monday, Jul 6 2009
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Last days of June 2009 – end of the Financial Year in Australia Friday, Jun 26 2009
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Yesterday we dropped consignment stock back to the Queensland Art Gallery – Gallery Store & GOMA Store after a 6 month absence, purely due to our busy work load. Many visitors have remarked “where is the Barbara Heath stock” while the (supreme team) have kept up the energy and given us the feedback. New chains and charms are there, supported by key signature pieces; Birdie Brooch, Stainless Steel grid Pendants & Brooches, Pyramid Lattice Brooches, Gem & Pearlshell Earrings – a new set of Gem Cluster Rings are on the bench being made for the Gallery Store to support the full range of Interlocking Rings they will have exclusively, by Mid-July 2009.
First post for June 2009 – Artisan web launch email Monday, Jun 1 2009
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Bonhams Natural History auction – June 1 2009 New York Thursday, May 28 2009
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We have friends who lease parcels of dirt including the “Himalaya Mine” in San Diego, California. Helen and Richard Shull (and dogs) mine and cut beautiful samples of Tourmaline, Turquoise and local gem stones. Their business is called ‘out of our mines’, we met them in our early days traveling to the Tucson Gem Fair. They are fully blown quality gem dealers who now select and sell more than their local finds through their web site <http://www.outofourmines.com/>
When I found this Bi-coloured chatoyant stone (above) in the auction catalogue on-line I quickly copied and sent details off to Helen with questions about it’s ownership and quality. Here’s her reply copied as text:
<Hi Malcolm and Barbara, Thanks so much for sending this to us with your good wishes. I really appreciate it. I wish we were the seller, what a fantastic stone! It is such a Himalaya Mine classic hard to find these days. Weve been mining some beautiful turquoise this spring, and have been blessed with an amazing show of desert blooms in addition to the incredible gems! Hope all is going well with you! Helen>
SALE 17502 – LOT 1307: A Rare American Cat’s Eye Bi-Color Tourmaline. A large, yet very wearable cabochon sure to appeal either to the collector of American gemstones or the jewelry designer. Perfectly bi-colored, with a strong demarcation line and even zones of bright candy-colored pink and bottle green, this exceptional stone has the added unusual feature of chatoyancy. It is rare to obtain San Diego tourmaline with a cat’s eye effect.
Clients who know of our love of Cat’s Eye/Chatoyant/Star features might like to email me and I’ll send you a reply with the selection of stones we made from this auction offering – I’ll also be following the sale to capture the prices realised for our store of gem stone information. REALISED: US$6,100.00
