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LIFE IN THE FACET LANE

18K YELLOW GOLD BRACELET WITH TURRITELLA, AQUAMARINE, DIAMOND FRAMED FOSSILIZED CORAL, FRESHWATER
BAROQUE PEARL,TRILOBITE FOSSIL, ALASKAN FOSSILIZED CORAL, AND CAMEO; COURTESY PAMELA HUIZENGA

ROCK HOUNDS WE LOVE

by Diana Jarrett GG RMV

T he summit of international coral or dendrite agate, and I know that I must own as
gem bazaars occurs every much of it as I can find,” she tells us. And on occasion, the
winter in Tucson, Arizona. creative spirit flows another way. “There are times when
Dealers, designers, retailers and I design something and simply know . . . I must find a
collectors from around the world perfect spinel. Or I wonder, where can I find an amazing
descend upon this dusty desert carved aquamarine? I am a bonafide rock hound, picking
town for a few weeks of raucous up pebbles on mountain hikes and wondering what can I
finagling and just plain stone love. do with this?”
What happens in Tucson . . . well
it doesn’t stay there, that’s for sure. COLLECTORS & THE STONES THEY ADORE
What happens there portends the
next season’s trends in designer jewelry everywhere. And Savvy collectors are drawn to Huizenga’s exquisite
this year it was all about the exotic gemstones. Imaginative design sense, the original voice she expresses in each piece,
Florida based jewelry artist Pamela Huizenga loves those and the quality inherent in every Made in the USA item.
quirky baubles too and she also knows what sophisticated
gem enthusiasts crave. The winning combination of chic style and unusual
gemstones has created devotees of Huizenga’s work. “I
PICKY. PICKY. PICKY have collectors who have been buying from me for several
years. When I see one of them at a trunk show wearing
How does she select the stones destined for her several pieces of my jewelry, I’m humbled.” Discover
alluring collections? “Most of the time I see something Pamela Huizenga’s original pieces at Shannon Green
that I become absolutely obsessed with, like fossilized Collection–one of our town’s most elegant destinations
with artful jewelry for trendsetting collectors.3

Contact Diana Jarrett at diana@dianajarrett.com and read color-n-ice.blogspot.com