Visit award winning jewelry designer Karina Mattei at her gallery located in the Coolidge Corner Arcade building in Brookline, MA. Karina fulfilled her lifelong dream to open an elegant gallery enabling her to showcase the many talented artists in her life - many of them friends and family. And, I can assure you that she does beautiful work. She crafted my engagement and wedding bands and I love them!

Want to make cardboard or paper crystal models? Check out this Crystallographywebsite and have fun with the whole family. This is a wonderful activity for kids. On this site you can find the directions and print out the patterns to construct your very own models. Make a bunch of the same type then try to put them together and see how they fit together to make a larger crystal. Decorate them, use colored paper and have loads of fun!

Mary comes from the very creative Mattei family and is an accomplished artist in her own right, working on canvas. View her paintings at the Mattei Galleria in Brookline, MA or on her website mary-mattei.com. Her paintings come alive with the wonderful colors, the rich textures and the fluid movements she captures so perfectly.

On Sunday January 29, 2006 Nell Boyce from National Public Radio (NPR) did a segment on Morning Editon about mineral collecting and the world's largest gem and mineral show. Go to NPR's archives where you can listen to her broadcast on this fascinating hobby.

But, don't forget to come back to Treasures Over Time to learn more about the exciting world of rocks, minerals and gems.

 

http://www.stevetaney.com/     Check out lapidary Steve Tanney's website for some wonderful agates and other colorful cabbed stones.


 

For straight answers about colored gemstones go right to the source of colored gemstone information, the AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION'S website. You'll find all kinds of interesting facts about the gem industry from the insiders in this industry.

Want to understand the 4C's of diamonds? There is tons of information on the internet on this precious gem. Go straight to the source of diamond information, the GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA and get all the information you will ever need in order to make an informed purchase.