Ever since I can remember, I have always been drawn to rocks, minerals, and crystals!  I used to gather them when I traveled with my parents, and grew my own rock collection of specimens from Natural Wonders.  (Remember that 80's store in the mall? I LOVED it!)  Sometimes people ask me "How do you choose them?"  The way I look at it, is that there is a mutual feeling of "picking each other" between you and a particular crystal.  My apartment is basically an unofficial "Natural Wonders" with crystals all over the place!  So naturally, I incorporate them into my work.  There are stones and crystals that I haven't used at all, until years later where it makes sense to me to create with them.  Sometimes it takes a while for an idea to come to fruition in my mind when using a particular stone. For women's pieces, the ones I work with the most are:  amazonite, aquamarine, amethyst, citrine, green amethyst, black onyx, kyanite, labradorite, lapis lazuli, quartz, and rose quartz.  For men's pieces, I like to use: carnelian, black onyx, fossilized coral, hematite, iolite, ocean jasper, turquoise, and pyrite. Below are a few select pieces using these special earthly elements, waiting to come home to you!