In
1965 I became interested in rocks and minerals while studying Earth
Science in High School. My endeavors of mineral collecting have continued
through the years to the present day. In 1988 I met Paul Beaudette of
Springvale, Maine who introduced me to faceting. I purchased a Facetron
faceting machine and started cutting gemstones. I was self taught,
learning by trial and error. After about 5 years of faceting I found my
ability to facet quality gemstones was apparent, so I started cutting
gemstones for other mineral collectors. Faceting gemstones for other
mineral collectors has given me great satisfaction being able to transform
their gem crystals or gem rough into beautiful brilliant gemstones.
After sixteen years of faceting for myself and other mineral collectors, I
decided to teach faceting classes for those interested in
learning how gemstones are created.
In
1965 I became interested in rocks and minerals while studying Earth
Science in High School. My endeavors of mineral collecting have continued
through the years to the present day. In 1988 I met Paul Beaudette of
Springvale, Maine who introduced me to faceting. I purchased a Facetron
faceting machine and started cutting gemstones. I was self taught,
learning by trial and error. After about 5 years of faceting I found my
ability to facet quality gemstones was apparent, so I started cutting
gemstones for other mineral collectors. Faceting gemstones for other
mineral collectors has given me great satisfaction being able to transform
their gem crystals or gem rough into beautiful brilliant gemstones.