Lynn Harrisberger | Handcrafted Fine Art Jewelry | Virginia Beach, VA | Jewelry Artist, Silversmith and Lapidary
The Orthoceras has become one of my favorite fossils because of their color and interesting markings. These guys are actually ancient mollusks that lived and hunted in the oceans over 400 million years ago during the Paleozoic period. The name Orthoceras means “straight horn” referring to the long, straight, conical shell which is all that [...] Read more »
A recent EXTREME Makeover in the studio’s “Lapidary Division” resulted in all the lapidary rough organized by color in “see-through” containers. (Be gone you dusty old cardboard boxes!) Sometimes it’s hard to believe that all those gemstones start with this. It’s the eye for color and the patterns in the stone that inspires the beautiful [...] Read more »
I’m off and running on some new cuffs and bracelets. The models above are made of brass and copper with a little sterling. In the past, I’ve made models out of sterling so I can see the “real deal” concept take shape from 2D to 3D – but with sterling at today’s prices, copper and [...] Read more »
The inspiration is flowing! At the drafting table with my inspiration: sketchbook, stones, chain, previous work and “old school” tools to work out the design and fabrication engineering for the series. A few of the stones pictured are test cuts on the flat lap! Read more »
After thinking about this for years, doing the preliminary “brand” research, and two wonderful conversations with the ever-so-kind and helpful Quannah of Ameritool – I finally took the plunge! This beauty arrived on my doorstep yesterday as I was leaving for a Gallery opening. Boy was I ever tempted to open that box and get [...] Read more »
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