Cool Stones

Rough aquamarine cast bronze ring.  Ancient lost treasure is the look I was after for this bronze collection.  Blue and gold is a fab combo.  Silver would have given the aquamarine a washed ou...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2014/04/aquamarine-bronze-lost-treasure-ring.html

Here is a peek at some new pieces of my bronze collection.  This collection is full of gorgeous raw and rough minerals and gemstone.  I guess they all are but I'm always very excited with the ...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2013/09/new-collection-bronze-age.html

I'm not a pink person.  Never was.  I was, however, completely sucked in by pink minerals like these Cobalto Calcite (Cobaltian Calcite) from Morocco that I bought the flat without knowing ...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2013/02/cobalto-calcite-pink.html

I came across a photo of these 18k Pink Tourmaline Petal Earrings from a 2006 collection and missed them immensely.  I sold many pairs of this style and even sold the pair reserved for myself...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2013/01/pink-tourmaline-18k-petal-earrings.html

The annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show will be here soon and I am extra excited this time.  I want to be going through the vast amounts of incredible minerals from all over the world right now!�...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-annual-tucson-gem-and-mineral-show.html

Here is my personal collection of healing and protective stones.  It's amazing that I already owned these stones.  I just had to go through my mineral stash and pick out the ones I wanted ...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2012/11/personal-collection-of-healing-stones.html

I've not done shows for a long time and I'm starting to get back into it a tiny bit.  At the past Malibu Art festival I had this brand new banner courtesy of Banners on the Cheap .  They conta...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-banner-for-anne-maa-designs.html

Of the hundreds of thousands of minerals on display and available to me at the Tucson gem show I ended up with a few dozens of them.  How did I choose these out of all the ones I saw?  Purely ...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2012/08/of-hundreds-of-thousands-of-minerals-on.html

While everyone sees Christmas as a time to buy gifts for others I see it also as a time to encourage and reward oneself for all the efforts one has made during the past year and the trek one sti...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/11/cyber-monday-modern-organic-primitve.html

After not doing shows for more then 3 years I'm starting to do some again.  These shows will determine if I will get back to doing shows as a regular part of my business.  I've never liked the...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/07/up-coming-shows-sample-sale.html

Of course I love all my babies. I wouldn't have created anything I didn't love...but you know there is always one or two that is extra special to me in each collection.  Ones that if they never...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/05/extra-special.html

These are the last of the contact sheets I made.  I didn't make one of these with most collections.  Here are 2004 and 2005.  Click to enlarge. 2004 Spring 2005 Fall

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/05/collection-archives-2004-and-2005-part.html

I was just organizing and deleting files in the large and unwieldy ads/graphics folder because I realize I was afraid to open it due to the frustration and confusion of past attempts.  I came a...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/05/collection-archives-2004-and-2005.html

I started a Tumblr page to display the collages I put together for Anne Maa Designs banners, business cards, postcards and the like.  I make these because I need to but it's good that I enjoy m...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/05/tumbler-page-for-me.html

The site is pretty much done with the Seascape Collection.  I am not decided on the home page picture.  Here are some options. What do you think?

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/04/spring-collection-which-one.html

This is a pendant from the upcoming new collection. The beautiful zeolite specimen is backed with a cratered sterling back and threaded with a dot and line sterling chain.  I love this piece.  ...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/03/seascape-spring-collection.html

This collection has a theme like all my other collections.  I don't usually know the theme until the collection is well underway and the common thread is obvious.  This collection is called Se...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-peek-at-new-collection.html

Our first ever sample sale will start tomorrow for newsletter subscribers and will be open to the public starting 3/24.  The entire site will be half off the regular price.   There will be on...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/03/sample-sale-50-off.html

Deep in the middle of this collection. The possessed obsessed process of designing and making a collection has always been something I've loved and feared. Love the intensity and drive of it and ...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/02/work-in-progress.html

Back. From the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show and in other ways too, I think. Got lots of raw gems and rough chunky rocks. This is my first time at the Tucson show looking at this category of goods....

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2011/02/back.html

Here are two custom sterling rings made first in wax then cast in sterling.  They are in sizes 2.5 and 3 for an eleven and thirteen year old.  These designs allow for play without worrying abo...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2010/12/custom-sculpted-sterling-rings.html

I have a thing with quartz.  I love them clear , embedded , raw or with things protruding from them.  I have a love affair with anything clear and see through like ice or glass.  Here are so...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2010/11/simple-modern-quartz-rings.html

It's been a while since I've updated. Many things have happened and changed in the mean time. Looking at my last entry, I feel like picking up right on the same topic so I took a few more picture...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2010/09/bronze-sculpture-ii.html

Maybe this blog should be named Cool Stones and Hot Metals. This is one of my bronze castings. I sculpt in primitive styles because I love it. I continue to sculpt in this style because that's my...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2009/10/bronze-sculpture-i.html

This is not a large collection but is a tight collection. I have also edited out some pieces from the existing collection so the whole set is more stream lined. As always, the green stone en...

http://coolstones.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-collection.html