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Monthly Archives: November 2020

November 2020 – Artist Doug Williams

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Doug Williams identifies himself as, “an 80 year old curmudgeon who likes Turquoise and Silver.” Do not for one minute believe it! This man has traveled the world escorting VIP tours in his 36 years as marketing manager for United Airlines. He has been a silversmith jeweler who specializes in Turquoise and Silver since 1965. Blessed to be creative, he fell in love with the look and feel of .925 STERLING SILVER, TURQUOISE and the ART of jewelry in a SOUTHWEST STYLE. Doug took his first jewelry class as an ART major at Colorado State University and graduated with a … Continue reading →

Turquoise, the Sacred Stone of the Southwest

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Turquoise was thought to have been sacred pieces of the sky by Persians, Tibetans and Mayans. This stone is a combination of aluminum, copper, phosphorous, water and other local ingredients responsible for changing the color or adding matrix. The most rare and valuable stones are found right here, in the Southwest. There are about twenty mines in the Southwest United States that supply or have supplied gem quality turquoise. The most common mines are found in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. Most of these mines have been mined out with the exception of Nevada and a few in Arizona. … Continue reading →

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