Though he is a highly skilled wax carver he prefers to fabricate from milled stock these days. His preferred metals are yellow gold alloys in 14 and 18 karat. With roots in lapidary and rockhounding that preceded the years in “Fine Jewelry” he strives to cultivate a unique approach to rock and gem cutting and use. Now semi-retired in beautiful Southern Oregon, Steven continues to make a handful of one-off pieces each year inspired heavily by the natural world. Holly Blue Agate has a powder blue complexion, off-white and light blue hair styled into two multicolored side buns, and steel blue eyes with visible pupils. The chunk on the bottom right is my favorite:) Darwin Dillon 15y. She manages Pink Diamonds Zoo and the Quartzes employed there. These are the best of our Holly Blue agate specimens. Steven James Douglas has been making jewelry for over 45 years. Holly Blue Agate is a Homeworld Gem under the command of Blue Diamond. White, yellow and rose gold are used dependent on various aesthetic and mechanical considerations important to both the durability and beauty of this Oregon Holly Blue pendant. The design of this piece allows the chain to be hidden behind the “sun.” While the size, color and placement of the Oregon Sunstone that compliments and balances the piece. Hand built from 14 karat gold stock, most of which Steven alloyed and milled himself, this pendant is designed to compliment but not detract from the beauty of this carved gem.īuilt in his unique style that blends a contemporary aesthetic with traditional two-tier galleried construction, this is truly a one-off piece. Never to be duplicated every detail was carefully thought out. After 20 years and a handful of sketches Steven arrived at the design that would become this one-of-a-kind pendant. He commissioned Bend, Oregon gem carver, Ken Rose, to create this singular gem with its sensual form.
Steven Douglas bought a handful of rough Oregon Holly Blue Agate some 20 years ago from a rockhound that had access to the site at the time. Unlike Ellensburg Blue from Washington, which is a truer blue. Fabricated sterling silver centerpiece, set with huge and delicious piece of old stock Holley Blue Agate from Oregon. Though it’s commonly called Holly Blue you know you are looking at the real deal when it has this lavender/purple hue to it (we’re always reminded of grape jelly). It is rare because the occurrence is relatively small, especially in even, saturated colors like this, and the site is located on private property that few people have access to.
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