Artist's Portfolio
Full-round Gemstone Carving
Detailed gemstone seahorse carvings are samples of David’s Sunken Treasure™ jewelry, and are accented with custom cut precious stones in 18 ct. gold. These broaches are designed using colorful translucent gemstones. Bright green chrysoprase with sapphire and spectrolite, deep gem blue silica with aquamarine and opal, and candy pink opal with tourmaline and Australian opal are shown.
Image: Sunken Treasure™ Broaches
Detailed gemstone seahorse carvings are samples of David’s Sunken Treasure™ jewelry, and are accented with custom cut precious stones in 18 ct. gold. These broaches are designed using colorful translucent gemstones. Bright green chrysoprase with sapphire and spectrolite, deep gem blue silica with aquamarine and opal, and candy pink opal with tourmaline and Australian opal are shown.
Image: Sunken Treasure™ Broaches
Extrodinary One-of-a-Kind Pieces
With over 30 years as a Master Jeweler, his skills with designing, gem carving, stone setting, and metalsmithing are well displayed in his intricate, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.
Image: Lilypad bracelet with amethystine chalcedony and carved chrysophrase frog
With over 30 years as a Master Jeweler, his skills with designing, gem carving, stone setting, and metalsmithing are well displayed in his intricate, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.
Image: Lilypad bracelet with amethystine chalcedony and carved chrysophrase frog
Fanciful Gemstone Carvings
David enjoys pieces that play in the fanciful world of enchantment, and he brings alive figures that some believe are just imaginary. This inspiring Fairy Princess is cut in rock crystal and capped with a star rose quartz cabochon. The Man in the Moon pendant includes a lemon opal carving set with diamonds in sterling and gold. These are great examples of the incredible detail that David’s relief and high-relief carvings exhibit. David frequently does carvings in gem crystals such as aquamarine, tourmaline, emerald, and topaz.
Image: Fairy Princess (top) and Man in the Moon (bottom) pendants
David enjoys pieces that play in the fanciful world of enchantment, and he brings alive figures that some believe are just imaginary. This inspiring Fairy Princess is cut in rock crystal and capped with a star rose quartz cabochon. The Man in the Moon pendant includes a lemon opal carving set with diamonds in sterling and gold. These are great examples of the incredible detail that David’s relief and high-relief carvings exhibit. David frequently does carvings in gem crystals such as aquamarine, tourmaline, emerald, and topaz.
Image: Fairy Princess (top) and Man in the Moon (bottom) pendants
Precision Wax and Stone Cutting
These multi-layered Seascapes™ pieces show David’s extraordinary precision wax and gem cutting work. Carefully selected and aligned layers of rare plume agate over semi-precious stones, the Seascapes™ pendants and earrings are fitted into handmade 18 ct. porthole pendants.
Images : Seascapes™ pendants and earrings
These multi-layered Seascapes™ pieces show David’s extraordinary precision wax and gem cutting work. Carefully selected and aligned layers of rare plume agate over semi-precious stones, the Seascapes™ pendants and earrings are fitted into handmade 18 ct. porthole pendants.
Images : Seascapes™ pendants and earrings
Gemstone Carved Pendants
David has carved beautiful honeybear pendants in amber, lemon opal and heliodore. These wonderful bears are a delightful addition to any woman’s collection.
Image: Lemon opal honeybear with black jade cap
David has carved beautiful honeybear pendants in amber, lemon opal and heliodore. These wonderful bears are a delightful addition to any woman’s collection.
Image: Lemon opal honeybear with black jade cap
One-of-a-Kind Clasps
Many of David’s pieces include a unique touch – an individually designed clasp including gemstone and metal work to allow the pendant to be worn at different lengths.
Image: Possum Pendant (top) and clasp for Possum Pendant (bottom)
Many of David’s pieces include a unique touch – an individually designed clasp including gemstone and metal work to allow the pendant to be worn at different lengths.
Image: Possum Pendant (top) and clasp for Possum Pendant (bottom)
Large sculpture work
New Moon is an example of David’s surrealistic sculpture, and is a good representation of his larger work. Rendered in alabaster, New Moon represents the birth of a new galaxy. This larger, yet extremely detailed sculptured piece, measures 8” x 5” x 7” and is pale cream with pink and brown veining. David also works in bronze, marble and wood.
Image: New Moon
New Moon is an example of David’s surrealistic sculpture, and is a good representation of his larger work. Rendered in alabaster, New Moon represents the birth of a new galaxy. This larger, yet extremely detailed sculptured piece, measures 8” x 5” x 7” and is pale cream with pink and brown veining. David also works in bronze, marble and wood.
Image: New Moon
Gem Engraved Designer Jewelry
This double-sided pendant combines David’s versatile carving work, and shows a reverse intaglio in rock crystal (top) and bas-relief engraving in 18 ct. gold (bottom). Backed with the deep indigo of fine Afghanistan lapis and electric blue Peruvian Opal, David creates a very lifelike image of the West Coast Sea Nettle Jellyfish. With attention to the finest detail, even the clasp is a hand-carved sea snail of cats-eye aquamarine.
Image: Sunken Treasure™ Pendant
This double-sided pendant combines David’s versatile carving work, and shows a reverse intaglio in rock crystal (top) and bas-relief engraving in 18 ct. gold (bottom). Backed with the deep indigo of fine Afghanistan lapis and electric blue Peruvian Opal, David creates a very lifelike image of the West Coast Sea Nettle Jellyfish. With attention to the finest detail, even the clasp is a hand-carved sea snail of cats-eye aquamarine.
Image: Sunken Treasure™ Pendant
Silver Jewelry
Most recently David has begun to introduce work in silver. These pieces may include small carvings, such as the jade avocado held by the adorable silver possum with a wrap around tail. These pieces demonstrate his signature detailed wax work and novel settings, such as this red tiger eye acorn pendant, with a uniquely designed silver oak leaf clasp.
Image: Sterling by Stonesmith™
Most recently David has begun to introduce work in silver. These pieces may include small carvings, such as the jade avocado held by the adorable silver possum with a wrap around tail. These pieces demonstrate his signature detailed wax work and novel settings, such as this red tiger eye acorn pendant, with a uniquely designed silver oak leaf clasp.
Image: Sterling by Stonesmith™