We have been collecting non perishable food items for this local food bank. As an incentive to our customers and friends we have a raffle for a gorgeous art glass vase by Mark Rosenbaum.
With some things we can actually melt them down to make the new design. There are certain exceptions like when your old jewelry is yellow gold and you'd prefer white gold or platinum. Also jewelry of mixed karat (10k, 14k & 18k) or items like chains or cocktail rings that have lots of assembled parts. These won't result in a satisfactory end result, so it's best to calculate the scrap value and apply it toward the finished piece. Mainly you need to just collect everything you might want to recycle and let us evaluate it.
When looking over your collection, decide which gemstones or diamonds are important to you to incorporate into the new design. It's always possible to add something new, but it's nice to know what you already have that might work.
Start looking at the fashion magazines and cut out pictures of your favorite designs. This is not so we can copy them, but rather to assist us in determining your favorite styles and design elements. Because the new jewelry is made from scratch, it is possible to utilize various elements of several different designs to create something totally fresh and new.
So what are you waiting for, call today and ask to set up a Jewelry Box Review appointment with Star. With over twenty years experience working with jewelry design customers, she's an old hand at creating the perfect style for you. Then our master goldsmith, Michael Chapman, takes over, putting his 40+ years of experience to work in crafting something exceptional.
It's fun and you end up with something very special. It's so great to wear something that has been personally tailored to your needs and desires. Don't worry about the process, we will explain every step of the way and you'll gain a jewelry education you never expected. You'll enjoy sharing the story with your friends when they ask where you got it!
Stan uses the light table, shown in the right side of the photo above, to lay out his glass panels. These designs are really like paintings in glass. He uses fine powdered glass "frit" to make up the colors of the lifelike fish he favors. 
Note the tuba horn crafted into a ventilation hood. More evidence than Stan never throws any ting away, finding utility in all kinds of stuff. The jars along the right side show different sizes and colors of frit. In the rear you can see the clamshell kiln he uses to fire his larger pieces. He has two other kilns as well. 
Here is the wood/metal shop where Stan creates his hand forged sculptural copper hangers. He has everything he need to noodle around and make just about whatever he wants. That is, if he can find a square inch of counter space to work. This shop is a tinkerer's dream.
by Nicole Wilkinson
first ladies I immediately think of Barbara Bush? Political stylists have had a way of dressing political figure heads and spouses with dignity, grace, elegance and conservatism. This style is easily executed with a beautiful strand of pearls, or in Barbara's case, three strands. According to Peter Bazar of Imperial, Rhode Island, "If a woman is going to be taken seriously, she needs a strand of pearls...The more successful she is, the bigger the pearls."
As we gear up for election day, Spectrum Art & Jewelry is excited to offer a wide variety of pearl selections to meet all of your jewelry wardrobe needs. We can accommodate all budgets and styles. Stop in today to look at our collection or have a custom designed piece! And don't forget to VOTE!
New Orleans glassblower, Mark Rosenbaum, has created these gorgeous new vases entitled "Reeds and Rushes". The vivid colors and graceful details evoke the blowing grasses of our coastal wetlands.
meant as a celebration of her excellent progress in her recovery from this major challenge. Anne’s artwork has been described as “exuberant”, “vibrant”, and “outrageous”. It clearly reflects her love of life, nature and the world of vivid color. A singer and musician, as well as an artist, Anne has been known to dance with her paintings as she creates them in her spacious home studio, the movement and rhythm evident in her abstracted floral interpretations.
Now, dramatically improved, Anne is recovered enough to be able to plan this trip to Wilmington to share her artworks once again with her devoted fans. Star Sosa, owner of Spectrum Art & Jewelry, is thrilled at the opportunity to celebrate the life and works of this talented painter and great friend. 
