New Growth

• GEMSTONE:        Opal, Fantasy Cut
•  ARTIST:               Darryl Alexander
•  MINE:                  Opal Queen Mine, Oregon
•  MUSEUM:           Unassigned

Like a sprouting seed, New Growth signifies change. Gemstone artists strive to find and develop cutting styles and techniques. Here, Darryl Alexander has transformed traditional faceting into something new by including carving from the bottom of the gemstone and across the side and onto the top. The result is a gemstone that appears to be in a state of change. We can imagine New Growth in constant evolution.