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Jill O'Connor

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Artist Statement

I combine organic stones and gems to make beautiful jewelry that captures the amazing beauty of the earth's natural resources and is a pleasure to wear. The grouping for this Open Studio combines gem stones and ethnic beads for necklaces that can be worn alone or layered. I use African brass, copper, and glass, Afghanistan lapis, Tibetan inlaid turquoise, and Turkeman inlaid coral combined with citrine, rubies, carnelian, aquamarine, freshwater pearls, rutilated quartz, amethyst, and other stones. I love to wear my designs and hope that you will find my pieces are contemporary, lovely, and versatile.

  • "Rubies"
  • "Rutilated Quartz and Bells"
  • "Amethyst and Afghanistan"
  • "Aquamarine Pools"
  • "Rutilated Chimes"
  • "Citrine"
  • "Carnelian and Coral"
  • "Lapis and Glass"
  • "African Pearl Cluster"
  • "Ruby Leaves"
  • "Rutilated Drops"
  • "Copper and Citrine"
  • "Topaz and Turquoise"
  • "Apatite"
  • "Tundra Sapphires and Rutilated Quartz Stone"
  • "Amethyst and Pearls"
  • "Turquoise and Apatite"
  • "Fall"
  • "Zircon and Turquoise"
  • "Green Amethysts"
  • "Gold and Copper"
  • "Rough Amethyst"
  • "Baked Carnelian And Quartz"
  • "Rough Citrine"