Am I a Naive 19 year old?

[hungry4nacre]

My name is Richard and as the title suggests I’m 19 years old. My pearl story begins in my 7th grade year. The new in was pearl necklaces with a Jupiter pendant and I wanted to fit in. I couldn’t afford real pearls however and would instead string my own plastic faux pearls from Walmart.

From there I became infatuated with pearls. Throughout high school I would continue to make my own jewelry until I went to Texas.

There was a string of grey toned cultured pearls for sale at a Macy’s for 70% off. I couldn’t resist the opportunity and it was in that moment I bought my first real pearl piece.

A couple years later till today I have now grown fond of Akoya pearls amongst other verities.

Lately I’ve been thinking that maybe one day I can share my love of pearls and practice culturing them to share with the world and to inspire the children of the next generation. Granted it won’t happen for another decade or two but I just wondered…

Am I a silly naive kid thinking I could acquire and operate a pearl farm and create my own jewelry company or is this a goal I can really work towards in our modern day society?

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Welcome to Pearl Guide! You are in good company as we are all pearl lovers here!

There is nothing silly about your desire, but operating a pearl farm is a huge and difficult venture, financially and otherwise. I'm going to tag @CortezPearls, of the Sea of Cortez pearl farm, to reply.

In the meantime, do read the educational material on this website-- there is much to learn. If you have not yet taken the CPAA's "Pearls As One" course, consider taking it. I'll message you a code to take it for free. The Q&A after each chapter is full of excellent information and is updated often.
Link to course:
Pearls As One course