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Working as a team, Rosemary and Tommy Crockett have been artisans working in jewelry for more than twenty-seven years. Tommy received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University prior to venturing into jewelry and sculpture shortly after capping off his studies of the arts and sciences. Rosemary apprenticed under Tucson's Ruth Francher shortly before joining Tommy as a spouse and an art production teammate. Their work has been viewed and offered for sale at hundreds of art shows all over the United States (during that period). Some of these shows include more than 80 Harvest Festivals, The Houston International Juried Art Show, The Dallas 500, Laguna Gloria, Coral Gables, Tampa's Gaparilla Arts Festival, A.C.C. Arts Festivals, Pecan Street Festival, Bellevue Art Festival, Lakeside, Tempe, Scottsdale, Los Altos, Sausalito (Cal only Labor Day), Laguna Beach Sawdust and dozens of other festivals too numerous to list here. Since relocating to the Eastern Nevada-Sierra foothills about five years ago, the pair have taken an active interest in local art endeavors in and around the Carson Valley and Reno vicinity. Lending energy to other members of the Sierra Arts Council they have been recently featured artists in Reno's Art Town exhibit in Wingfield Park during the summer of 2001. They are also involved with the Mammoth Art Guild and the Inyo Council for the Arts. Their work may be seen in galleries and museum gift shops, across this nation, from New York to Los Angeles. Most pieces are created both in fabricated and lost wax cast fashion. As well as costume work in non ferric metals featuring patina surfaces. They also produce work in reactive metals such as niobium, aluminum, and titanium. These metals are used as accent for their primary mediums that are 14 kt. gold and sterling silver. Much of the body of work is of a whimsical feel, but contemporary and flowing traditional pieces are the main focus of the product line. They hand produce each piece only employing findings such as pin rotors and items of that nature. Many of the findings they use are actually self produced. As most pieces feature gemstones, they implement precious and semi-precious stones that add appeal and a distinctive touch. Employing both faceted and cabochon genres each stone adorns each piece in a divergent fashion unique unto itself. The majority of the stones are hand cut by Tommy Crockett from selected gem rough originating from Brazil, America and, of course, Australia. At present featured gems from Andamooka Australia are the spotlighted work. Opals from Lighting Ridge, Queensland, Coober Pedy, Mintabie, and a long abandoned Brazilian mine are also in evidence. Many baroque cuts add to a one of a kind feel. Other stones that are produced and set in a similar fashion include lapis lazuli, turquoise, fire agate, chrysocolla, spectrolite and other exotic materials. Faceted stones include, amethyst, diamonds, ametrine, aquamarine, beryl, topaz, tanzanite, sugilite, citrine, sapphire, peridot and several others. SIGN UP FOR A FREE NEWSLETTER FROM THE CROCKETT COLLECTION FEATURING UPDATES NEW PRODUCTS AND DISCOUNTS Subscribe to The_Crockett_Collection Powered by groups.yahoo.com

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