About Me

I am a metalsmith and a lapidary. I enjoy cutting and polishing stones to make my jewelry line. I started as a metal smith 10-12 years ago and have taken several continuing education classes to hone my skills.

Custom Made Jewelry

metalsmith and a lapidary
in making unique and custom jewelry

We winter in Arizona now around the big Tucson Gem Show, where I source most of my materials. At the Tucson Gem Show, there are several smaller shows that host vendors from all over the world. This gives me access to stones from places like Australia, Afghanistan, South America, and Africa, something we don’t have access to the rest of year. This is where we buy our rough rocks, which we slice and cut into cabochons, as seen in the photo to the right.In addition, I belong to a lapidary club in Mesa, Arizona. The lapidary club allows me to go on digs where I unearth stones like onyx and jasper that are found in Arizona, and cut and polish them to gemstone quality. During travels to places like Utah, Nevada, Montana, and Colorado, my husband and I enjoy stopping at local rock shops, where we purchase rough rocks found in those states. I recycle all scrap silver and reuse it in my wax casting. I only use precious metals like sterling and fine silver, natural copper, and brass in my work.

Natural, Renewable Sources

Foraged Stones

Foraged Stones

Foraged stones in jewelry making refer to natural stones that are collected, or “foraged,” directly from the environment rather than being sourced from dealers

Hand made jewelry

Handmade

Jewelers use foraged stones (by cutting, polishing) to create pieces that are environmentally friendly and often have a story to the natural world, making each piece unique and meaningful. 

custom work

Custom Work

On specific requirements, I make the piece tailored to their specifications, including choice of materials, gemstones, metal type, size, and design elements. This collaborative process ensures the final piece aligns perfectly with the client’s vision.

About
Sabina Brown

Being raised in India for the first 19 years of my life instilled in me a love of tradition and Indian culture. But coming to America opened up a world of various, intriguing cultures that have influenced my creative world. I have always had a love of beautiful things. Flowers, trees, animals, stones, and jewelry. When I was eight or nine years old, a friend of my grandmother gifted me with a strand of garnets when she noticed that I was captivated by them and couldn’t stop running my fingers over them. Looking back, this was the start of my love affair with gemstones.

I started out making simple things with beads and wire, like many jewelry artists, and gradually added new skills. My favorite techniques to use now are fabrication and lost wax casting, however I have not forsaken my first love, wire working. Adding lapidary skills has only enhanced my skillset, as I can now make a stone to fit a design idea or request as needed. 

 I participate in around 25 art shows a year in Ohio and Arizona, which is my favorite way to meet potential customers, as I am social person. But I also have Facebook and Instagram pages that keep me in contact with jewelry lovers from all over.  I never imagined how my love for jewelry as a child would take me down this path to now make it my career. I am blessed to do what I love and love what I do.

Our Uniqueness

I only use precious metals like sterling and fine silver, natural copper, and brass in my work. Our jewelry is made to last more than one lifetime and be passed down as heirlooms . Attention to detail and personal care and inspiration is poured into every piece of jewelry created.

custom made jewelry

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