Pearl Guide

This "Pearls of the Week" is from Dave LeBlanc. Dave is a researcher and owner-operator of Lagoon Island Pearl Farm near Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.

Most natural pearls form from damage to the animal, but some form as a result of illness. Dave postulates that epithelial cells that grow shell nacre may be prolapsed into the inner tissue forming nacre pockets in the body.



This "California mussel" (Mytilus californianus), displays masses of pearls due to autoimmunity from antinuclear...

Brenda Smith is cool. Period. And she's a great designer who uses pearls as if she was born to them.

Case in point -- this amazing pendant seen at the Design Center of the JCK show in Las Vegas.



You can see more of Brenda Smith at www.BrendaSmithJewelry.com and www.JewelryOfFaith.com

See her previous Pearls of the Week HERE.

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Roger Beattie of Eyris Blue Pearls and Jacek Pawlowski of Blue Pearls Gallery have collaborated again on a special project in conjunction with the Miss World Pageant and Karla de Beer, 2016 Miss World New Zealand.



Roger Beattie is the creator of Eyris Blue Pearls and a master pearl farmer. Eyris blue pearls capture the riot of color and iridescence that make the Paua abalone shell so desirable. The name Eyris reflects the link between the natural beauty of the human eye and the unique...

Last year Pearl Paradise and Pearl-Guide held a raffle to send someone to the CPAA sponsored trip to visit Justin Hunter's farm in Fiji.
Pearl Guide member Julie Beth won that raffle and is in Fiji right now!

Here is a LINK to the video from last year's raffle.

They had so much fun with this, they decided to do it again. Pearl Paradise and Pearl-Guide have teamed up with Atlas Pearls to send someone to Bali next year!



Atlas Pearls has a special relationship with the people of Bali...

What a little black dress needs is frisky black jewelry with pearls and Nancy Newberg Jewelry has just the thing -- non traditional blackened silver pearl earrings and bracelets.

These oxidized silver hoops with diamonds and pearls stopped me in my tracks at the Couture Show.



Then, I was bowled over by this bracelet.



I went to the website and fell in love with these fabulous and versatile earrings.



Visit www.nancynewberg.com to see more and be sure to visit her Facebook page...

This pendant has been on my mind. To me, it resembles a heart that has burst open to reveal a river of emerald crystals. Part of the joy of baroque pearls is that they are like clouds -- different people see different things in them.

Hisano Shepherd of little h sees things that I wouldn't have conceived -- until I see them and realize that each pearly interpretation is exactly right.

What do you see?



See more at www.littlehjewelry.com

Previous articles can be seen here and here and...