Gem Resonance

Marika had just finished her new kitchen with the palest of pink cabinets when she fell in love with this luscious lavender pearl ring I had designed Spring 2021. My inspiration was tender apple [...]

As we celebrate this day free from our labors, I am reflecting on the intense process of birth labor and offer this touching experience. When I began writing this newsletter, the Texas abortion [...]

I design a few pieces of jewelry on Earth Day each year to pay homage to our ‘Blue Dot’ spinning on its axis in an infinite vastness.  I can’t sense the turning, but I do feel the changing light, [...]

Blue as the summer sky or a robin’s egg, people the world over have revered this particular shade of blue as a good luck symbol. The color turquoise is inspirational and transformational. A [...]

An unusual Bluebird visitation occurred early this morning as I began to design jewelry at the Green Door Studio. Was this family confused by the springtime like temperatures?  Or just visiting [...]

Stretching on the yoga rock. The North Rock in my Stone Circle is a luscious lichen green. The symbol, “OM”  vegetable garden has now been weeded and prepared for early spring [...]

Jenny Kapella is a new client that found me through a Google search, even though she lives only a mile away. I was very happy to know my website and social media efforts led her to me and I was [...]

Thirty years ago when my mother, Irene Phrydas, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 69, there were no support programs to help her through the physical and emotional challenges she faced. Mama [...]

NEXT WEEK! Wednesday, NOVEMBER 13, 2019, 5:30-7:30PM Please join us for a trunk show of Lainey Papageorge’s dazzling fine art jewelry with sales benefitting Chapman Cancer Wellness Center [...]

Labradorite, bi-color black and olive tourmaline crystal, double terminated quartz with hematite inclusion set in 18K yellow gold. Designed by Lainey Papageorge. Articulated by FM Abdulky.  Susan [...]

Full Launch > Gem Resonance Obscured by thick clouds, the full moon was unseen yet felt. Wet, potent… something big had completed its cycle and new beginnings were astir. Same with me. [...]

Happy New Year, friends! For me, each new year kicks off with preparing for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show where the world of gemstones is at my fingertips in one place for a week. It’s [...]

Upcoming Events Ithaca Green Door Studio Show: June 15 & 16 Friday, June 15, 12PM-7PM Saturday, June 16, 11AM-4PM 152 Inlet Valley Way, Ithaca, NY 14850 same location off Calkins Rd., but new [...]

I just returned from the 15th annual International Light Conference in Oslo, Norway where engineers, therapists, MD’s, PHD’s, physicists, biochemists, and architects presented cutting edge [...]

Divining with Light & Gems with Lainey Papageorge  Like elements attune to like. In this Ithaca workshop Lainey will bring her exquisite mineral collection for participants to explore the [...]

Originally posted on Dec 08, 2017 by Jewel Street One does not ask to be born an artist, but Lainey Papageorge couldn’t be happier that she was one of the chosen ones. Before finding gems in her [...]

Miami / Fort Lauderdale, FL International Light Association Conference Jewelry show April 30 – May 3 Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach 801 Seabreeze Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 Atlanta, GA [...]

Wedding Set for Diane & Steve Tsavorite Garnet in this pastel mint hue is a rare find, and this one was still in its crystal form when I saw it at Mark Oros’ cutting shop in [...]

Purple Power Jewelry Series Inspiration, associated with the third eye is manifest in the purple hue. We need a collective awakening that begins inside each of us to bring about the changes we [...]

“Grandmother’s Brooch” Ann always wanted a pin to celebrate her family during this special time of year. June, Ann’s mother, commissioned this brooch to incorporate each [...]