Colored Stone Magazine’s 2004 Readers Choice Awards – Top 20

“After spending 23 years as creative director and graphic artist, I felt a need to create art that would be long lasting, memorable, and enjoyable on a personal level,” says Lynn Harrisberger. “My interests and hobbies have always been on the artistic side, and I have journeyed through various other creative paths through my life, such as fashion merchandising, fashion design, sewing, stained glass, enameled jewelry, paper jewelry, fused glass jewelry, Indian beadwork, wearing unusual jewelry, picking up any kind of interesting rock, shell or ‘found object’ I see, and it seems appropriate that I now design and hand fabricate jewelry as my second career.”

“The earth has provided us with many beautiful minerals, gemstones and precious metals,” adds Harrisberger. “Each stone has it’s own unique quality and personality which inspires the design. Then the stones are complimented by hand-fabricated precious metals. As a lapidary artist, I also cut and polish many of the stones I use in my work. . . . I work with sterling silver, karat golds, unique minerals, fossils, shell, and gemstones to create fine jewelry as ‘Art On You.’ Each piece of “Art ” is created with love, pride, and superb craftsmanship. The piece selected becomes an expression of each individual’s unique personality and style.” Lynn Harrisberger can be reached through her Web site at www.lynnharrisberger.com.

This post was originally seen in Colored Stone Magazine. The publication has just announced that it (and the website) would “soon be no more.” So for posterity’s sake (and mine) I’ve copied the original article to be archived here. Thanks for many years of inspiration and creativity for all of us ‘rock hounds” around the world!