{"id":33,"date":"2021-06-25T03:55:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T03:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ravensjewel.com\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2021-10-04T00:47:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T00:47:09","slug":"ravens-jewel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ravensjewel.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Raven’s Jewel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Raven II. Nevada Fox Turquoise in Argentium silver. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Custom bridal set with diamond and Amethyst.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother Earth is so generous. To give back, 10% of all Bumblebee Jasper sales are donated to the Oregon Bee Project. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Raven I with Australian Boulder Opal in 14k gold. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The textures and patterns of nature blend beautifully with precious metal clay.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Precious metal clay is an immensely satisfying medium. It offers textural complexity and elemental simplicity at the same time. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lost wax casting. The idea of taking away to create something is a wonderful mental exercise. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nature gives us such a bounty of color! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I made my first necklace when I was 6.  I took a piece of string and threaded it through the hole in a shell I found on the beach where I grew up.  To say the rest is history is too simple, as life is never that easy. 
In college, I met a woman who handmade sterling and gold jewelry and sold it at the artist\u2019s market on the weekends.  I was so mesmerized that she let me help her out in exchange for small pieces.  I spent that summer learning how to make beaded earrings and continued to perfect that for several years.  Life took me on several journeys and when I ended up in Maine, I began metalsmithing classes.  This was such a pivotal moment in my creative life and was really the beginning of where I am now as an artist.  Life intervened, and I returned to California where I entered GIA\u2019s Graduate Jeweler Gemologist program. 
My passion for minerals has led me to focus my designs around natural gemstones set in sterling silver and gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Raven<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your spirit animals show themselves to you in different ways.  Mine were subtle at first, then they became much more persistent.  A trip to the Grand Canyon in winter showed me the beauty and elegance of ravens in flight.  I noticed they were watching me but it seemed charming and just a lovely moment in time.  They became more persistent though and I began noticing them everywhere I went.  One day on a walk around a lake, they literally stopped me in my tracks.  I appreciate when life stops you and helps you see the importance of what is in front of you and I understood why they were there.  Every culture has references to ravens and I feel quite lucky to have been chosen by them.  In the midst of this, I was creating what would be my lifelong creative outlet making jewelry.  It needed a name that had soul and captured the essence of who I am.  I am lucky to be with someone who understands this and when he suggested Raven\u2019s Jewel, I knew we were on our new path. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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