Category Archives: Meeting Archives

Mr. Lewand’s presentation explored buying jewelry over the counter as a common practice today As the industry changes from gold as the metal of choice, gold has become too expensive, to Silver and alternative metals. As the silver bead fad fades … Continue reading →

The March 15th DCGIA meeting allowed members to hear from Izzy Heller, originally from South Africa near Capetown, Izzy became a jeweler and author after he moved to America in 1980. Izzy said, “In my former life in South Africa, … Continue reading →

Since the Tucson Gem show is a “must-view” event, DCGIA devotes each February meeting to a “Tucson Report” where Chapter members who attended could exhibit items they purchased for “show and tell” and could discuss prices, new trends, and impressions with … Continue reading →

Ed Lewand provided an insightful discussion exploring the issues surrounding the offering and use of appraisals by jewelers in and through their stores.  Starting from the fundamental question of whether jewelers should make appraisals available as a service to their … Continue reading →

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. … Continue reading →

The Holiday Dinner & Auction was once again a great success! Thanks go out to everyone that worked so hard, before, during and after, to put this annual event together. Thanks also go out to everyone who came and shared … Continue reading →

Maggie Campbell Pendersen was insightful and informative in her discussion November 18th on Amber. Amber is fossilized tree resin (not sap), which has been appreciated for its color and natural organic beauty since Neolithic times. Amber is used as an … Continue reading →

Brenda Forman’s presentation on Tuesday, October 12th, entitled “The 18 Century: Elegance & Delicacy, Slanders & Heists,” explored both the aesthetics and the scandals of the period, through the mirror of jewelry. The era produced both masterpieces of elegant design … Continue reading →

The DCGIA gathered in the Georgetown Room on Thursday, September 23, 2010 to share memories of trips to several Arizona mines as some members had joined the presenter, Helen Serras-Herman and her husband, Andy on some of the visits. The … Continue reading →

Ms. Singer’s presentation explored the role of the female in the jewelry industry. An intriguing dichotomy exists in that although women typically function as the ultimate consumers of jewelry products, most jewelry designers are, and historically have been, men. Nonetheless, the … Continue reading →