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round, soft and magical. I started

with a large, domed circular form,

and placed it atop a double cylindri-

cal ring to make a big two-fi nger

band or hand ornament. The rest of

the basic form was created as I went

along. For the central focal points,

favorites like round moonstones, and

cut small pearls in half that had the

soft, airy quality I wanted, and to fi ll

in between them, I added the small

diamonds in thick, domed, dotty

platinum bezels. Granules of diff er-

ent sizes were used to accent the

circular borders.”

Also spirited, Pascal Lacroix cap-

tured the stars in the heavens for his

inspiration gazing at the Milky Way

while camping by a lake in the Sierra

Nevada Mountains. His thought was

to blend feminine curves with a

window to infi nity in blue sapphires,

zircons and white diamonds and

18K-gold in his cosmic bracelet.

Multiple trends reports high-

light dot patterns and circles as a

signifi cant trend in jewelry design,

manifested in a variety of styles. The

meaning of the circle is universal,

sacred and divine. It represents the

infi nite nature of energy and inclu-

sivity of the universe. It symbolizes

notions of totality, wholeness, self,

timelessness, and the cycle of life.

During the past three decades,

AJDC themes have ranged from

cube, key, fl ight, and spiral to ice,

stripes, fi re, and explosion. The

group’s design projects are not sold

and constitute a collection that

exhibits at museums and cultural

institutions.

DEBORAH YONICK has been writing about

jewelry and fashion trends for more than 25

years for trade and consumer publications and

online, and has loved both for much longer!

With roots in New York, she presently lives and

works in York, PA.

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Diana Vincent

Polka Dot Pendant

Sterling silver, 18K yellow gold,

turquoise, diamonds, moonstone,

peridot, opal, chrysocolla drusy

PHOTO: SARA REY

Jose Hess

Polka Dot Earrings

Sterling silver plated in 18K

yellow gold, PVD coated in

purple, .36ct diamonds

PHOTO: SARA REY

Paula Crevoshay

Cecaelia Blue Ring Octopus

Black diamonds, moonstones,

18K yellow gold

PHOTO: SARA REY

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