Aqua Aura Argentium Silver Curliques by Meg Black-Smith
Years ago, Meg started making these lovely curlique earrings. She began by using various gemstones and also Swarovski crystal. While on a buying trip to Tucson, Meg found these stones called Aqua Aura Quartz. She was captivated by them and decided to use them in her curlique earrings. These earrings are very lightweight and easy to wear. They can go from day to evening and are perfect for travel. She makes them using Argentium Sterling silver which is a new silver that is very slow tarnishing. Aqua Aura is a Quartz produced when clear Quartz points or beads go through a special treatment process in which their surfaces are bonded with vaporized or finely powdered pure gold. The resulting beads exhibit vivid blue surfaces with subtle flashes of iridescent rainbow colors. The beads are 8mm.
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Meg's jewelry career started in 1975, while she was living on Cape Cod, Mass. Meg apprenticed with Elfstone Silver and Gold until 1978 when she and her husband, Randy, moved to Davis, Ca. Meg taught jewelry making and casting at the Silo Craft Center at UCD and joined the Artery in early 1979. They moved to Nevada City in 1984. Meg has done over 600 craft shows over the years and has belonged to many galleries. While she uses karat gold and gold-filled medals, Meg primarily works in Sterling silver.