Anyone into artisan jewelry is no stranger to freshwater pearls. Freshwater pearls can be traced back to Japan but have since died out due to pollution. Today, most freshwater pearls can be found mostly in Shanghai, China.  There are many cultures that hold value to these pearls. The Arab culture...

There’s such rich meaning and symbolism behind the material. Its durability contributes to vast appreciation seen in Chinese and even Mexican culture. Jade is used in a wide array of jewelry, hair pins, carvings of religious ceremony and comes in multiple shades of color.  For thousands of years, jade was...