red, white and yellow

red ruby set in rich yellow 22k gold bezel, with natural rough diamond offset to the side on bright white sterling silver and 22k gold hammer formed band.
all designs copyright Alexandra Hart

for the love of pearls

wow, these pearls are special! baroque natural color freshwater pearls with incredible lustre in sizes upwards of 20 mm. one lucky client.

oval delight

convex meets concave curves with this 18k gold ring with oval diamond
all designs copyright Alexandra Hart

sand dollar with diamonds

inspired by a 19th century engraving of sand dollars and other ocean life, this sterling pendant uses a thick scrap of sterling and is set with natural fancy colored diamonds
all designs copyright Alexandra Hart

San Diego Magazine!

San Diego Magazine covers the Art Meets Fashion project, 3 page spread starting with OUR piece!

garden jewelry

Bejeweling the garden with ceramic sculpture

Art Meets Fashion VIP event invitation: using my dress design

the VIP fashion show at the San Diego International Airport on April 28, 2011 invitation is using my dress on the invitation! Our team "Evolution Transformed" is getting some great press, thanks to strong designs and our team photographer Henry Young.

"shooting star" meteorite necklace...

drama and gems with space rock on a forged palladium torque
Photo by Robert Weldon
@ Alexandra Hart

sustainable/socially responsible jewelry conversation, part 4

QUESTION: I understand that you are marketing a luxury process and that
recycled anything might not be part of the message the way ethical is,
but have you considered adding information on the recylced metals you
use to the ethical standards part of your website?
ANSWER: I am currently working on a completely new website and plan to expand on information about the recycling process so that end clients can understand the inner workings of "Sustainable Jewelry"
Awareness is finally getting out there, and the group Ethical Metalsmiths http://ethicalmetalsmiths.org/ is working hard to promote this. They are a terrific organization and it is all of our responsibility to make our clients aware of as much as possible on these subjects. Remember, I work with 100% recycled precious metals, therefore not contributing to new mining as seen here:

sustainable/socially responsible jewelry conversation, part 3

QUESTION: Perusing your website was such a treat! I loved the mabe pearl
and ruby ring, but the ruby was labeled as Burmese
ANSWER: OK the complication is that before the embargo there was a very very common and popular trade in Rubies, and Burma/Myanmar is considered the very highest quality. THis means that MOST of the best rubies in
the world came from "Burma." The embargo started, but this did not
prevent dealers who had already purchased these fine rubies from selling what they already bought. The stock around the world of Burmese Rubies is enormous. AND STILL considered the finest.
ALSO, the mabe pearl ring http://www.alexandrahart.com/rings/ring_mabe_pearl.htm
does NOT have a Burmese Ruby on it, its a "hot pink sapphire."
Without sending you to GIA for a Gemology course, Sapphires and Rubies are the same gem: Corrundum. The difference is based in the color, so if its not red enough, its not ruby. (this can be subjective at times). The only Burmese Ruby I have on my site is here, purchesed by request by the client to be the finest available:

http://www.alexandrahart.com/customrings/1553.htm