Amazonite: the New Turquoise

Filed in archive Costume and Fashion Jewelry on April 11, 2010

I have this thing where I get obsessed with certain colors. Lately it's been turquoise. It's a summer thing: I always get obsessed with turquoise in the summer.

I know, you're thinking "it's April! Summer's not exactly around the corner!" This is true. Summer isn't here yet, but the promise of warm weather hangs in the air. Even though I work in an office five days of the week, I always feel like summer represents vacation time and leisurely days spent by the pool.

Pool… Turquoise… you get the idea.

Dana Kellin is my new muse. Her work is all over the web. Most of it has an unfortunate homemade quality, but she has a number of lovely pieces with coiled 14k gold and well-chosen gemstones.

Dana has embraced amazonite, which is a greenish stone. Set in gold, it looks terrific, and she has at least thee pieces I'd love to own - a round amazonite pendant, a larger oval pendant, and also a set of earrings.

If I had to choose, the oval pendant would win, hand's down. But, thanks to Dana, it's a tough competition!

Photo above from ylang23.com.