Every year, fine jewelry designers, manufacturers and lapidary artists submit their colored gemstone and pearl jewelry designs plus ingeniously carved or faceted gemstones; objets d’art for competition in the American Gem Trade Association AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards™. The 2022 awards showcased a rich and colorfully varied array of creations, which this writer had the opportunity to view in the Dallas, Texas Arkenstone Gallery of Fine Minerals, which is open by appointment only. According to AGTA CEO John Ford. “While there were a number of first-time and multi-award winners this year, the artistic and technical accomplishments of all entrants impressed all the judges with their choice
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