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Beyond Gems and Jewelry .

WED, JUNE 7, 2023

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WED, JUNE 7, 2023

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Tue, Feb 9, 2021 10:00 am

Beyond Gems and Jewelry

Exploring Gems and Jewelry With a Gemologist: A Guide for Consumers, Collectors, and Enthusiasts

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Beyond Gems and Jewelry

Exploring Gems and Jewelry With a Gemologist: A Guide for Consumers, Collectors, and Enthusiasts

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Beyond Gems and Jewelry

Exploring Gems and Jewelry With a Gemologist: A Guide for Consumers, Collectors, and Enthusiasts

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Brenna Pakes

The Subtle Art of Storytelling Through Jewelry

Christi Schimpke

Sustainable Jewelry in Motion With CRASH Jewelry

Veronica Staudt

How To Wear Vintage Jewelry As Timeless Fashion

Emily Kuvin

Building A Versatile Jewelry Wardrobe

Mary van der Aa & Todd Wacks

How Rare Gemstones Reflect Our Unique Qualities

Tracy Trainor

Jewelry as Wearable Art

Dana Busch

Jewelry as Reflections of Our Experiences

Brenna Pakes, G.G.

Start Telling Your Jewelry Story Live Q&A

Tonya Powell

Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual

Gina Copanzzi

Creation of a Jewelry Career

Sarah Hodson

The Modern Technology of Custom Jewelry

Brenna Pakes

Flashback to the Future - 2020 Pueblo Gem Show

Susan Oster

Jewelry Treasures Made With Fossils

Brenna Pakes, G.G.

The Legacy of Fabergé Jewelry Art

Jenny McHugh

Campbell and Charlotte’s Jeweled Treasures

Nan Fusco

Courage Through Jewelry

Nan Fusco

Courage Through Jewelry

Debra Navarro

Gemstone Stories of Mine-to-Market

Hugo Kohl

History of American Jewelry Manufacturing With Hugo Kohl

Karen Brzys

Agate and Rock Treasures with The Agate Lady

Maurice Destouet

Discover The Pueblo Gem Show

Markus Martin

Discover the Treasures of Fossils

Azra Mehdi

Azra Mehdi’s Golden Jewelry Story

Waymon Cox

Digging for Diamonds at Crater of Diamonds

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EPISODES

Beyond Gems and Jewelry
Agate and Rock Treasures with The Agate Lady
History of American Jewelry Manufacturing With Hugo Kohl
Azra Mehdi’s Golden Jewelry Story
Gemstone Stories of Mine-to-Market
Courage Through Jewelry
Campbell and Charlotte’s Jeweled Treasures
The Legacy of Fabergé Jewelry Art
Jewelry Treasures Made With Fossils
Discover the Treasures of Fossils
Discover The Pueblo Gem Show
Flashback to the Future - 2020 Pueblo Gem Show
Courage Through Jewelry
The Modern Technology of Custom Jewelry
Creation of a Jewelry Career
Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual
Start Telling Your Jewelry Story Live Q&A
Jewelry as Reflections of Our Experiences
Jewelry as Wearable Art
Sustainable Jewelry in Motion With CRASH Jewelry
How To Wear Vintage Jewelry As Timeless Fashion
How Rare Gemstones Reflect Our Unique Qualities
Building A Versatile Jewelry Wardrobe
The Subtle Art of Storytelling Through Jewelry

The Original Round Top Antiques Fair @ theTUNDRA

Explore theTUNDRA

Discover The Gemstones Network @ theTUNDRA

Beyond Gems and Jewelry
Karen Brzys

Agate and Rock Treasures with The Agate Lady
Hugo Kohl

History of American Jewelry Manufacturing With Hugo Kohl
Azra Mehdi

Azra Mehdi’s Golden Jewelry Story
Debra Navarro

Gemstone Stories of Mine-to-Market
Nan Fusco

Courage Through Jewelry
Jenny McHugh

Campbell and Charlotte’s Jeweled Treasures
Brenna Pakes, G.G.

The Legacy of Fabergé Jewelry Art
Susan Oster

Jewelry Treasures Made With Fossils
Markus Martin

Discover the Treasures of Fossils
Maurice Destouet

Discover The Pueblo Gem Show
Brenna Pakes

Flashback to the Future - 2020 Pueblo Gem Show
Nan Fusco

Courage Through Jewelry
Sarah Hodson

The Modern Technology of Custom Jewelry
Gina Copanzzi

Creation of a Jewelry Career
Tonya Powell

Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual
Brenna Pakes, G.G.

Start Telling Your Jewelry Story Live Q&A
Dana Busch

Jewelry as Reflections of Our Experiences
Tracy Trainor

Jewelry as Wearable Art
Christi Schimpke

Sustainable Jewelry in Motion With CRASH Jewelry
Veronica Staudt

How To Wear Vintage Jewelry As Timeless Fashion
Mary van der Aa & Todd Wacks

How Rare Gemstones Reflect Our Unique Qualities
Emily Kuvin

Building A Versatile Jewelry Wardrobe
Brenna Pakes

The Subtle Art of Storytelling Through Jewelry

Fri Apr 9

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Park Interpreter
Beyond Gems and Jewelry

Today on Beyond Gems, we visit with Waymon Cox of Crater of Diamonds State Park. Located in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, Crater of Diamonds is a 37-acre field on the eroded surface of a volcanic crater. It is one of the only places where park visitors can search for and keep the diamonds and gems they find! There have been over 33,000 diamonds discovered in the park by visitors. The largest diamond was over 40 carats!

Fri Apr 2

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Karen Brzys
The Agate Lady
Agate and Rock Treasures with The Agate Lady

There’s no other gemstone material that has as many variations as agates. On the outside, they look like most other rocks, but inside are geologic signatures revealed through beautiful structures. Join us this week on Beyond Gems for our visit with Karen Brzys, “The Agate Lady” when she shares the mysterious beauty of agates.

Fri Mar 26

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Hugo Kohl
Jeweler/Jewelry Historian
History of American Jewelry Manufacturing With Hugo Kohl

A spontaneous decision to chase a dump truck to the scrapyard led jeweler, Hugo Kohl to discover an integral part in America’s jewelry manufacturing history. He shares how he traced the path of America’s jewelry manufacturing to its birthplace in Providence, Rhode Island. Join us this week on Beyond Gems for a visit with Hugo Kohl where he shares how the jewelry tools he rescued from the scrapyard are historical pieces of jewelry manufacturing that are still used from his workshop today.

Fri Mar 19

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Azra Mehdi
Jewelry Designer
Azra Mehdi’s Golden Jewelry Story

This week on Beyond Gems, Azra Mehdi, founder of Au Xchange shares her insights on what makes gold an excellent choice for value. As a designer, Azra is dedicated to creating timeless jewelry designs while giving back through her jewelry by supporting education for girls through CamFED, Campaign for Female Education. We discuss the different gold karat standards and what that means for value and wear, as well as which gold colors are best suited for different skin tones.

Fri Mar 12

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Debra Navarro
Gemologist and Designer
Gemstone Stories of Mine-to-Market

This week, on Beyond Gems, we dig a little deeper into the stories and people from where and whom some of the most desired gems are sourced with Graduate Gemologist, jewelry designer, and founder of Debra Navarro Jewelry, Debra Navarro. Debra’s jewelry pieces highlight the natural beauty of rough gem crystals by using her signature “Tenda” cut - a flat facet intentionally placed near the top of the rough gemstone.

Fri Mar 5

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Nan Fusco
Designer and Fabricator
Courage Through Jewelry

In this week’s Beyond Gems Breakout on TheTUNDRA, Brenna visits with jewelry designer and fabricator, Nan Fusco. As a former graphic designer, Nan's appreciation for unexpected concepts guides her collections with unique and one-of-a-kind jewelry items that are captivating and stand out with signature stones and accents.

Fri Feb 26

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Jenny McHugh
Founder and Designer
Campbell and Charlotte’s Jeweled Treasures

Jenny McHugh, the founder of Campbell and Charlotte, shares how her designs offer a diversified collection from fun and whimsical to classical and sophisticated. In our first Breakout, we took a peek into the historical Royal Russian treasures of Fabergé jeweled creations, and now, Jenny shares her modern jewelry creations to celebrate today and into the future.

Fri Feb 26

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Brenna Pakes, G.G.
Graduate Gemologist, GIA
The Legacy of Fabergé Jewelry Art

Through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Karl Fabergé was the court jeweler of the Russian imperial family and was commissioned to create jeweled art to commemorate the lives of the royal Russian Romanov families with a series of ornate Easter egg gifts between 1885 - 1916. Fabergé’s creations continue to be a source of intrigue and curiosity through public museum exhibits. This week, join us here on Beyond Gems as we explore the story of how national treasures such as the Russian Imperial eggs were scattered across the globe into public and private collections.

Fri Feb 19

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Susan Oster
Founder of Feral Jewelry
Jewelry Treasures Made With Fossils

Today’s second Beyond Gems breakout follows up from our breakout visit with Markus Martin of Gold Bugs, fossil hunter and trilobite specialist with Sue Oster, founder of Feral Jewelry, Sue shares how she elevates fossils for elegant jewelry designs that tangibly connect the balance between the raw strength and delicate vulnerability of life.

Fri Feb 19

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Markus Martin
Founder of Gold Bugs
Discover the Treasures of Fossils

This week on Beyond Gems, we continue our exploration of treasures found at gem, mineral, and fossil shows with an emphasis on fossils as collectible treasures for exhibits and jewelry. Markus Martin is the founder of Gold Bugs, and discovered a unique fossil bed of well-preserved trilobites in upstate New York. As the founder of Gold Bugs, he travels the country to unearth museum-worthy fossils and shares what makes the ancient fossils he discovers so fascinating.

Fri Feb 12

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Maurice Destouet
Owner and Operator
Discover The Pueblo Gem Show

The Pueblo Gem Show is part of a family of shows that caters to gem, mineral, jewelry, and fossil collectors, businesses, and enthusiasts. As one of the three largest shows of the Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase, The Pueblo Gem Show is welcoming and casual, open to the public, and has over seven acres dedicated to showcasing exemplary gem, mineral, fossil, and jewelry selections.

Fri Feb 12

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Brenna Pakes
Beyond Gems Editor
Flashback to the Future - 2020 Pueblo Gem Show

Every February in Tucson, thousands of gem, jewelry, crystal and fossil fans transform the southwestern city into one of the largest conglomerate gem and mineral shows in the world known as Tucson Gem Show. For 2021, the shows have been postponed until April, but here, on Beyond Gems, I have special flashback footage from the 2020 Tucson Gem Show, specifically, the Pueblo Gem Show with gemologists and jeweler business partners, Mary van der Aa and Todd Wacks, of Tucson Todd’s Gems.

Fri Feb 5

REPLAY

Nan Fusco
Designer/Fabricator
Courage Through Jewelry

In this week’s Beyond Gems Breakout on TheTUNDRA, Brenna visits with jewelry designer and fabricator, Nan Fusco. As a former graphic designer, Nan's appreciation for unexpected concepts and material combinations inspires her to create unique and one-of-a-kind jewelry items that stand out with signature stones and accents, like fossilized sand dollars, and delicate streams of gold chain.

Wed Dec 2

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Sarah Hodson
Jewelery Designer and CAD-CAM Custom Jeweler
The Modern Technology of Custom Jewelry

Today, we explore behind the scenes with a jewelry designer in New York City and share how she combines traditional methods with technology for one of a kind custom fine jewelry pieces.

Fri Nov 20

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Gina Copanzzi
Jeweler, Metalsmith, Designer, Jewelry Instructor
Creation of a Jewelry Career

Telling your story with jewelry is rewarding in itself, but crafting jewelry deepens the experience. For anyone curious about exploring a career in jewelry design, metalsmithing, and jewelry fabrication, join us as Gina Copanzzi shares her story and passion for the craft of jewelry making.

Fri Nov 20

REPLAY

Tonya Powell
Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual Meetings
Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual

Accessorizing with jewelry can help us feel prepared for presentations and meetings. As a former engineer, Tonya understands how jewelry contributes to confidence in the workplace, both virtual and live, and shares how to maximize pieces for the best look. While working from home has its advantages, expectations of completing projects and leading presentations can be challenging through virtual meetings. Tonya shares how jewelry contributes to a professional appearance while adding a balance of elegance.

Mon Oct 26

REPLAY

Brenna Pakes, G.G.
Guide for Beyond Gems
Start Telling Your Jewelry Story Live Q&A

As we close out The Tundra’s Beyond Gems and Jewelry With a Gemologist, the audience has an opportunity to reflect on today’s speakers, and ask any questions on how they can start to tell their stories with gems and jewelry.

Mon Oct 26

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Dana Busch
Dana Busch of Dana Busch Designs
Jewelry as Reflections of Our Experiences

Just like art exhibits tell stories through themes, jewelry designer and fabricator, Dana Busch creates one of a kind jewelry designs within collections that tell stories through the gemstones she chooses for each piece. From her workshop, Dana shares how she uses the patterns, textures, and colors of select gemstones to create jewelry inspired by reflections in nature and revelations through her travel discoveries.

Mon Oct 26

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Tracy Trainor
Tracy Trainor of Tracy Trainor Jewellery
Jewelry as Wearable Art

Revealing who you are through jewelry can share what inspires you. Art imitates live, and through nature, we’re inspired to share and express what motivates us to explore with enthusiasm. Tracy Trainor is silversmith, bench jeweler, and artist who seamlessly captures the nuances of movement in nature through her jewelry design and fabrication methods. Today, she shares an inside look into her work, and the stories that inspire her creations.

Mon Oct 26

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Christi Schimpke
Founder of CRASH Jewelry
Sustainable Jewelry in Motion With CRASH Jewelry

Consumers are concerned with how and where their luxury goods affect the supply chain and environmental impact. CRASH Jewelry was developed from practical design and aesthetic sustainability. Join us as the founder of CRASH Jewelry, Christi Schimpke, shares how her sustainable jewelry created from luxury car metal looks great while doing good for the environment.

Mon Oct 26

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Veronica Staudt
Founder of Vintage Meet Modern
How To Wear Vintage Jewelry As Timeless Fashion

Learn how to spice up your jewelry wardrobe with vintage jewelry as buried treasures discovered in thrift shops, and even in your own jewelry box!

Mon Oct 26

REPLAY

Mary van der Aa & Todd Wacks
Mary van der Aa and Todd Wacks
How Rare Gemstones Reflect Our Unique Qualities

A Behind the Scenes Look at How Gemstones are Selected and Faceted for Jewelry: By working with jewelers and gemologists who have professional experience and credentials, you're sure to discover unusual and exciting gemstones and jewelry. Together, business partners, Mary van der Aa and Todd Wacks share the unusual and exciting gemstones they facet and set into jewelry. We go behind the scenes to show how crystals are transformed into faceted gems, and how Mary interprets their beauty in her jewelry. Mary and Todd specialize in rare and beautiful gemstones, so you're in for a real treat!

Mon Oct 26

REPLAY

Emily Kuvin
Founder of Emily Kuvin Jewelry
Building A Versatile Jewelry Wardrobe

How to Tell Your Story With Jewelry by Building a Versatile Jewelry Wardrobe With Emily Kuvin, Jewelry Designer: Whether you choose to express yourself with understated style, or outspoken panache, jewelry speaks for itself as an accessory and a gift. Join us as Emily Kuvin, jewelry designer, shares how to create a versatile jewelry wardrobe with a mix of elegant, playful, and bold styles.

Mon Oct 26

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Brenna Pakes
Host and Jewelry Guide
The Subtle Art of Storytelling Through Jewelry

We’re all driven to tell our stories through words, actions, even through what we wear. For most, jewelry is considered an accessory, but learning how to express ourselves through gems and jewelry adds to our story. Knowing what jewelry to look for and where to find it is the secret to telling a colorful story through style.

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Exploring Gems and Jewelry With a Gemologist: A Guide for Consumers, Collectors, and Enthusiasts

Park Interpreter Beyond Gems and Jewelry

Karen Brzys The Agate Lady Agate and Rock Treasures with The Agate Lady

Hugo Kohl Jeweler/Jewelry Historian History of American Jewelry Manufacturing With Hugo Kohl

Azra Mehdi Jewelry Designer Azra Mehdi’s Golden Jewelry Story

Debra Navarro Gemologist and Designer Gemstone Stories of Mine-to-Market

Nan Fusco Designer and Fabricator Courage Through Jewelry

Jenny McHugh Founder and Designer Campbell and Charlotte’s Jeweled Treasures

Brenna Pakes, G.G. Graduate Gemologist, GIA The Legacy of Fabergé Jewelry Art

Susan Oster Founder of Feral Jewelry Jewelry Treasures Made With Fossils

Markus Martin Founder of Gold Bugs Discover the Treasures of Fossils

Maurice Destouet Owner and Operator Discover The Pueblo Gem Show

Brenna Pakes Beyond Gems Editor Flashback to the Future - 2020 Pueblo Gem Show

Nan Fusco Designer/Fabricator Courage Through Jewelry

Sarah Hodson Jewelery Designer and CAD-CAM Custom Jeweler The Modern Technology of Custom Jewelry

Gina Copanzzi Jeweler, Metalsmith, Designer, Jewelry Instructor Creation of a Jewelry Career

Tonya Powell Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual Meetings Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual

Brenna Pakes, G.G. Guide for Beyond Gems Start Telling Your Jewelry Story Live Q&A

Dana Busch Dana Busch of Dana Busch Designs Jewelry as Reflections of Our Experiences

Tracy Trainor Tracy Trainor of Tracy Trainor Jewellery Jewelry as Wearable Art

Christi Schimpke Founder of CRASH Jewelry Sustainable Jewelry in Motion With CRASH Jewelry

Veronica Staudt Founder of Vintage Meet Modern How To Wear Vintage Jewelry As Timeless Fashion

Mary van der Aa & Todd Wacks Mary van der Aa and Todd Wacks How Rare Gemstones Reflect Our Unique Qualities

Emily Kuvin Founder of Emily Kuvin Jewelry Building A Versatile Jewelry Wardrobe

Brenna Pakes Host and Jewelry Guide The Subtle Art of Storytelling Through Jewelry

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Azra Mehdi’s Golden Jewelry Story

Debra Navarro
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Gemstone Stories of Mine-to-Market

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Courage Through Jewelry

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Campbell and Charlotte’s Jeweled Treasures

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Graduate Gemologist, GIA
The Legacy of Fabergé Jewelry Art

Susan Oster
Founder of Feral Jewelry
Jewelry Treasures Made With Fossils

Markus Martin
Founder of Gold Bugs
Discover the Treasures of Fossils

Maurice Destouet
Owner and Operator
Discover The Pueblo Gem Show

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Beyond Gems Editor
Flashback to the Future - 2020 Pueblo Gem Show

Nan Fusco
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Courage Through Jewelry

Sarah Hodson
Jewelery Designer and CAD-CAM Custom Jeweler
The Modern Technology of Custom Jewelry

Gina Copanzzi
Jeweler, Metalsmith, Designer, Jewelry Instructor
Creation of a Jewelry Career

Tonya Powell
Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual Meetings
Tonya Powell’s Jewelry Tips for Virtual

Brenna Pakes, G.G.
Guide for Beyond Gems
Start Telling Your Jewelry Story Live Q&A

Dana Busch
Dana Busch of Dana Busch Designs
Jewelry as Reflections of Our Experiences

Tracy Trainor
Tracy Trainor of Tracy Trainor Jewellery
Jewelry as Wearable Art

Christi Schimpke
Founder of CRASH Jewelry
Sustainable Jewelry in Motion With CRASH Jewelry

Veronica Staudt
Founder of Vintage Meet Modern
How To Wear Vintage Jewelry As Timeless Fashion

Mary van der Aa & Todd Wacks
Mary van der Aa and Todd Wacks
How Rare Gemstones Reflect Our Unique Qualities

Emily Kuvin
Founder of Emily Kuvin Jewelry
Building A Versatile Jewelry Wardrobe

Brenna Pakes
Host and Jewelry Guide
The Subtle Art of Storytelling Through Jewelry