Artful Gems – Page 4

Turquoise Blue

Posted on December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 by Artful Gems

Turquoise is the birthstone for the month of December. Its colors range from sky blue through various shades of green; to greenish and yellowish gray. It is an opaque stone of hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate.It is also the stone for Sagittarius which runs from November 22-December 21. And, it is the anniversary gemstone for the Read More

The Power of the Hamsa

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Artful Gems

Hamsa All is Well Today I wanted to write a quick post. I’ll write these once in a while and talk about a symbol or a culture, or just a quick motivation. I began the blog and planned to continue adding to the Cultures and Symbols page, but honestly, it has been hard to keep Read More

A New Medium?

Posted on November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 by Artful Gems

A medium, according to Merriam Webster is a mode of artistic expression or communication. It is the material used in any creative endeavor. In my art, my preference is wire and it is what I play with when I want inspiration. But, here’s the thing. I love to play and not just with wire. Before Read More

Love and the Chakras

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Artful Gems

All You Need Is Love Chakras are the major energy centers of the body. They run from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. The word chakra is Sanskrit for wheel चक्र and it is the perfect word because chakras carry information about our spiritual, emotional, and physical state through the body. When any one Read More

Topaz, November’s Birthstone

Posted on November 3, 2018November 4, 2018 by Artful Gems

Topaz is November’s birthstone. Use the blue variety to celebrate the fourth wedding anniversary. It is a colorless gem that has aluminum fluoro-hydroxy silicate. Impurities may vary the intensity of color. Most of the gems are wine, yellow, pale gray, reddish-orange, or blue brown. Blue Topaz does occur in nature, but is rare and almost Read More

Opals for Me

Posted on October 8, 2018October 13, 2018 by Artful Gems

Opal Amy Lowell, 1874 – 1925 You are ice and fire, The touch of you burns my hands like snow. You are cold and flame. You are the crimson of Amaryllis, The silver of moon-touched magnolias. When I am with you, My heart is a frozen pond Gleaming with agitated torches. In the eighth grade, a close classmate, Read More