Gemscapes Blog
A place to learn about gems, carving and what’s new with Gemscapes
Gemscapes has been incorporating the work of Amy Balthrop (of Akanni Photography & Design) into new products and in exploring new directions for Gemscapes.
This blog acts as a voice for both Sherris and Amy, and will focus on a wide variety of topics but all related to Gemscapes in some way, shape or form.
Below are excerpts from the most recent Gemscapes blogs to entice you to see what has been keeping Sherris busy! Please visit the full blog here.
March 6, 2010 "The name Aquamarine was derived by the latin terms “aqua” which means water, and “mare” which means sea..."more
January 28, 2010 "Rare and beautiful, with a vivid and intense green hue, chrome tourmaline is one of only two natural gems that closely resemble the esteemed emerald..."more
December 7, 2009 "It’s here! Our first scheduled, serious foray into the world of marketing our products begins next week! We have our sample products..."more
November 19, 2009 "Occasionally clients bring me a special piece of rough to carve and that is how I first came in contact with the glowing red Oregon sunstone that produced the Roadrunner..."more
October 27, 2009 "For many years, Sherris has had close partnerships with select jewelers around the country. Together they host “gemstone roundtables..."more
October 23, 2009 "Tanzanite is the rare, precious gemstone variety of zoisite that occurs only in the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania, East Africa..."more
August 26, 2009 "Wow! It's the first in a series of blogs to discuss the trip to Tanzania that Sherris and Amy took in January of 2009!(I'll bet you thought we'd never get around to posting about our trip!)..."more
July 29, 2009 "So Sherris and I have been incredibly busy in the months since coming back from our trip to Tanzania. It has been decided that I will be doing most of the blogging since it takes precious time away from her carving bench AND we all want her to be carving! There will be blogs by Sherris as the mood strikes her..."more
March 2, 2009 "I am excited to announce that my brand new website has gone live! Gemscapes.com integrates many exciting components of my business into one enjoyable and easy to navigate website. The first thing one might notice when visiting the site is my new logo. This new logo sings with creative energy and represents my expansive passion for creating beauty..."more
