Pendant and Earrings in Sterling and Turquoise

January 6, 2009

The ’08 holiday season is over, I enjoyed it with family and friends. Back to reality with inventory and year end bookkeeping. I ended up with a new computer which is nice and something to learn. Faster computers are always nice. I was commissioned to make a piece of jewelry ,as I have been for many [...]

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Pendant in Sterling and 18K set with Diamond

December 29, 2008

I had a man come into my studio who wanted a pendant for his infant son similar to the name pendants seen in this area on Chicas. Last year his daughter got her name pendant and he wanted his son to have his own. His wife had died not too long ago leaving him and [...]

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Necklace in Sterling, Azurite and Sapphire

December 24, 2008

Christmas 2008 got busy and I was in the studio late for the past week and a half. I’m tired and the studio is a mess and I’m more behind in paper work than usual but, it was a good season. This necklace was a commission based on the piece in the same materials which I posted [...]

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Inspiration; Jeff Graham

December 16, 2008

Tucson is a gem capital of the world because we host the largest gem show in the world on an annual basis. The Tucson Gem Show is actually about 30 gem shows put on by different organizations during the last week of January through the first two weeks in February. Every hotel room is full [...]

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Bracelets in Sterling

December 10, 2008

Yesterday Ihad a new client come in to look at sapphires for an engagement ring he was shopping for. He was a referral from a relative.I am not very visable to the public, I don’t have a retail store. I  sell through two galleries and a resort. I take commissions in  my studio and do a [...]

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Pendants in Sterling with Ruby and Topaz

December 9, 2008

These pendants are a Patania Collection piece which I took a basic pendant design of my grandfather’s and and modified it to make it more modern. I wanted a pendant in white with a touch of color. I wanted a pendant which was feminine and petite. An everyday piece which was simple and distinctive.This pendant [...]

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Bracelet in Sterling

December 8, 2008

Designed by Frank Patania Sr., in the 1950′s this ellegant bracelet has been a popular piece for many years. This bracelet is typical of the Patania family’s simple and strong design philosophy. This piece is strong enough to carry a look or accent your fashion. This type of simplicity can be your entire silver collection which can be worn [...]

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Necklace in Sterling and Coral

December 5, 2008

I received a commission earlier last month through my father to make one of his classic designs. The client wanted a duplicate of the necklace which was on our Tucson Museum of Art 1999 Stonewall Foundation Show catalog. Both my father and I looked through our archives of drawings and found the original drawings and [...]

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Bracelets in Sterling and Morenci Turquoise

December 4, 2008

I selected these bracelets to be in the Patania Collection because they are timeless. They were designed by  my grandfather, Frank Patania Sr. in the 1940′s and are still as strong fashion statement today as they were then. Worn in pairs during the 1940′s and 1950′s they were all the jewelry necessary to complete the [...]

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Cathedral Ring in Sterling

December 3, 2008

I had lots of fun setting up this photo. I can’t remember who the hand model was but I borrowed a martini glass and shot this in front of a photograph taken from a magazine. The Cathedral Ring pictured is a ring designed by my father in the 1960′s which I have included in my [...]

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