Thanks, Josh. Obviously, I have no problem doing unusual things with "commercial grade" tahitians. I am not even opposed to using silver in such cases.
But, I notice there weren't a lot of responses to this. So, I would like to throw a couple of questions out there, being pretty new to the board.
First off, do you cringe when you see tahitians mixed with other stones and not set in traditional gold -- regardless of their stature?
(FYI: I am also a great lover of Tahitians...which is why I want to find interesting things to do with the lowlier B-C pearls that might not otherwise find their place...I sound like I am adopting orphans
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Secondly, I have been doing two kinds of jewelry design/work until now. 1) gemstone designs with silver, gold and occasional fwp and 2) pearl restringing and creation of basic traditional fine jewelry pieces with pearls. I am a little unsure of myself trying to marry the two aspects of my work, so I would appreciate any feedback you might have be it positive or negative...before I go too far down the wrong road.
Thanks for your time.