Colored Stone: the 2008 Gemmy Awards

January/February 2008

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The 2008 Gemmys

Jewelry Artist and Colored Stone proudly present the fourth annual Gemmys winners. Entries were judged for overall design, visual appeal and impact, originality, and execution in five categories: faceted gems, cabochon gems, specially cut gems, gem objects, and artists on the horizon. Our esteemed judges were gem dealer Judith Whitehead, gem carver Charles Ellias, and gem and jewelry photographer Sky Hall. Congratulations to the winners on their outstanding work, thank you to all who entered our competition, and thank you to our judges for their dedication.

the final cut: best of competition

Best of Competition
Also, First Place, Specially Cut Gems
Andrew Gulij
Kaleidoscope
Citrine, lapis, red coral, and turquoise. 20mm x 16mm. 33.04 carats.

www.gemfix.com
(619) 696-0596

specialty cut gems : second place

Timothy Lee Reed
Second Place
The Shield Coming Together
Variscite, lapis, colorless quartz, sugilite, yellow fiber optic, blue fiber optic, red jasper, obsidian gold sheen, howlite, and yellow tigereye. 40.5mm x 8mm. 108.15 carats. Photo: Jim Morgan.

cabochon gems

Sean Davis First Place Vortex Fire opal from Oregon. 15.5mm x 5.37mm. 7.29 carats. Photo: azadphoto.com. Contact: cabosean@earthlink.net, cabosean.com
Jim Harman Second Place untitled Brazilian agate and basanite. Pair: 45.2mm x 15.7mm x 4mm; single: 40.4mm x 38.7mm x 5.2mm. Pair: 41 carats; single: 47 carats. Photo by the artist. Contact: jharman@saddlesilver.com, (541) 479-5598

artists on the horizon

Christopher Humphrey
First Place
Mottled Sculpin in Moss Agate
Montana moss agate, obsidian eyes, and sodalite base. 15.2cm. 1559 carats. Photo: Bess Studio.
Contact: wloomis@centurytel.net

Gary Braun
Second Place
Modified Square Cushion Barion
Natural unheated Congo citrine. 21.2mm x 21.2mm x 15.3mm. 38.1 carats. Photo by the artist.
Contact: Finewater Gems, finewatergems@gmail.com

faceted gems

Tyler Allen
First Place
untitled
Chrysoberyl. 10mm x 10mm x 7.5mm. 5.97 carats.
Photo by Jim Lawson.
Contact: t.allen@mindspring.com; www.exquisitegems.net

Phill Mason
Second Place
Lunarium
Transparent Tanzanian moonstone with strong blue adularescence. 193 facets. 6mm x 5.1mm x 5.1mm. 1.09 carats. Photo: Uffe Schulze.
Contact: Masons Studio Jewellers,
33 Salamanca Place, Hobart,
Tas. 7000 Australia
www.masonsjewellers.com.au

gem objects

Darryl Alexander
First Place
Are You My Mom?
Arizona black jade, pristine (shell), and fossilized ivory (horns). 43mm x 35mm x 35mm. 358.5 carats. Photo: azadphoto.com.
Contact: alexandersjewelers@hotmail.com;
(480) 215-9729

Andrew Gulij
Second Place
New Heights
Ametrine. 30mm x 24mm x 17.5mm. 51.56 carats.

January/February 2008

• 2008 Gemmy Awards

• Congress Closes Loopholes in Burmese Gem Bans

• Jan/Feb 2008 Index

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