Notes From a Jeweler & Gemologist

Notes From a Jeweler & Gemologist

Design & Fabrication

Tools

Events

Gemology

Lorraine Hornby 6/16/25 Lorraine Hornby 6/16/25

Retrospective: The First Year

6/27/19 6/27/19

Checklist For A Sawdust Booth

4/30/19 4/30/19

Sparkle, Sparkle

2/2/19 2/2/19

Clearing Out

11/7/18 11/7/18

Wax Carving

Lorraine Hornby 7/20/18 Lorraine Hornby 7/20/18

Gemstones: Natural, Synthetic, or Imitation?

All that sparkles is not a gem.

5/31/18 5/31/18

Designing A Sawdust Art Festival Booth

4/18/18 4/18/18

The Cullinan Diamond

3/12/18 3/12/18

Staring Into Space

Lorraine Hornby 2/7/18 Lorraine Hornby 2/7/18

The Tucson Gem Show

The greatest treasure hunt in the world.

Lorraine Hornby 1/20/18 Lorraine Hornby 1/20/18

Garnets: A Rainbow of Color

With 20 varieties, this gem offers so much more than red.

Lorraine Hornby 11/14/17 Lorraine Hornby 11/14/17

A Noble Element

Gold is one of the eight noble elements.

8/16/17 8/16/17

Peridot and Perseids

7/18/17 7/18/17

Sawdust Art Festival Booth Build

6/22/17 6/22/17

Pearl Farming

5/17/17 5/17/17

Texturing Metal with Roll Printing

4/12/17 4/12/17

Rarest of the Rare

3/7/17 3/7/17

A Contemporary Redesign

Turning heirloom jewelry into a contemporary pendant.