Harold Van Pelt is known worldwide for taking illuminating photographs of gems and minerals. However, he’s not as well known for the delicate carvings he makes out of the precious rock. It’s a hobby ...

Recently, Naomi Sarna has been working on a grapefruit-size sculpture of a Siamese fighting fish, coaxing it from a piece of blue chalcedony. By Felicia Craddock Jade from the Kunlun Mountains in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “There is no room for error; it is not like a drawing that can be erased. Perhaps that makes the piece ...

Gem carving is a craft that takes most people decades to perfect. Somehow, Naomi Sarna has become a world-class gem carver in about five years. Her carvings and jewelry made from her gems and pearls ...

The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook has been displaying stone and gem works of art and teaching about the intricacies of engraving, cutting and polishing rocks and minerals for 60 years.

PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Thanks to a gem carving that’s truly a cut above the rest, a Hillsboro-area museum is now home to a Guinness World Record. On Saturday, March 9, the Rice Northwest ...