April 29, 2006
2006 Gemmy Award Winners
I am such a sucker when it comes to genstones and rocks in general. Blame my dad, who took me on rock-hunting expeditions and anxiously awaited trips to rock shops back when I was a kid. I can still get that feeling of awe and inspiration when I walk into a rock shop and see anything from agates to geodes!
And gazing at the incredible works of gemicological art represented in The Lapidary Journal’s Gemmy Awards, I have that same sense of wonder. Natural, one-of-a- kind stones that have been shaped and enhanced by human hands…IMO better than any work of art I’d hang on my wall!
This year’s winners were:
Dalan Hargrave
Best of Competition
Super Nova, of Oregon sunstone from the Dust Devil mine;
62.5 ct., approximately 40 x 30 x 9 mm.
Stephen M. Avery
First Place, Faceted GemsNancy Suite, of natural blue-green Nigerian tourmaline and natural Nigerian rubellite tourmaline. 4.97 tcw. (Beading Help Web’s note…this is a LOVELY set of matched tourmaline, perfectly faceted!)
Marvin Lansden
Second place, Faceted Gems
Peridot from Pakistan, 7.08 ct.
Tom Munsteiner
First Place, Gem Objects (tied)
Thunder, of natural citrine; 370.68 ct., 120 x 30 x 15mm.
Howard Friedler
First Place, Gem Objects (tied)
The Aquatic Tower, of Brazilian optical quartz, glued together with epoxy; 2,352 ct., 13 x 11 x 10 cm.
Tom Munsteiner
First Place, Cabochon Gems
Magic Eye, of natural red tourmaline; 50.55 ct., 25mm x 12mm. (Beading Help Web’s note: So many layers in this piece. I see a moonscape, an alien face, an eye…could gaze upon this for hours.)
Rick Stinson
Second place, Cabochon Gems
Bird of Paradise, of natural, untreated fortification agate; approximately 24.95 ct., 40.02 x 22.30 mm.
Tom Munsteiner
First Place, Specially Cut Gems
Zip Zip, of natural yellow citrine; 32.03 ct., 24 x 23 x 12 mm. (Beading Help Web’s note: I look at this and think, baseball!)
Tom Munstein
Second Place, Specially Cut GemsRitmo, of natural color citrine, 370.68 ct., 120 x 30 x 15mm.
Rick Stinson
First Place, Man-Made Gem Materials
Crown of Fire, of hydrothermically grown bixbite (red beryl); approximately 4.75 ct., 4.25 x 12 x 6.5 mm. (Beading Help Web’s note: reminiscent of a red rose bloom, this man-made gem is a beauty!)
To view phtotos of the Gemmy Award winning entries, visit The Lapidary Journal.
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Wow, I read this twice as Grammy Awards. Go figure.
LOL, I have done the same thing when reading it. Probably done by Lapidary Journal on purpose!