Combining turquoise with rust, orange and red and especially sterling silver or giving a rough edge to a gemstone otherwise associated with a more refined or sophisticated milieu (such as rubies or tourmalines cut into rough nuggets) I've come to call the "Canyone Aesthetic." The first bracelet illustrates the "Canyon Aesthetic" with turquoise and silver paired with lampwork beads in the canyon colours then mixed with very eenly faceted red aventurine barrels and the more sophisticated matching earrings with an ornate sterling silver chandelier base and the same regularly faceted stones. As sterling silver has supplanted gold according to the preferences of a younger generation in the last few years, we see more and more of the Canyon Aesthetic. It is a style of jewelry that is replacing the idea of Southwestern as turquoise and silv
er, the elaborate "Squash Blossom", and the tackier geegaws created for the tourist trade.Still in the realm of the Canyon Aesthetic is the next bracelet featuring lampwork beads, breciated jasper carved ovals and vase beads and deep burgundy freshwater pearls.Cluny Grey Cluny Grey Jewelry
