Wednesday, April 13, 2016

#TucsonGemShow - The 22nd Street Show - Dinosaurs and Prospectors!!!!

Show Definition from the Tucson EZ-Guide:

22nd Street Mineral & Fossil Show / Tucson, Arizona, USA

Show Venue:

NE Corner of I-10 & 22nd Street

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Show Date: January 26 - February 12, 2017

Hours: Daily 9-6

Admission: Free and open to the public. Free parking. Wholesale and retail. Copy of tax ID, EIN or business license required with wholesale purchase.

No. of Vendors: 129

Show Promoter: Eons Expos, LLLP

Email: Sales: Christine@EonsExpos.com;
Customer Relations: Heather@EonsExpos.com;
Billing: Russell@EonsExpos.com;
Promotion: Lowell@EonsExpos.com

Website: Click to view website

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What you'll find at this year's show:

Featuring acres of free parking, this centrally located show has the perfect balance of minerals, fossils, dinosaurs, gems, gemstones, jewelry, beads and rough. If you are able to visit just one show, then this one should be on your short list. Free entry and everyone is welcome. The 60,000 sq. foot venue boasts climate control for comfortable all-weather browsing. And the convenient 9 AM opening time is an hour earlier than most other shows, so you can begin your day here. Managed by Eons Expos, the same brother-sister team that brings you the Denver Coliseum Show and the NY/NJ Show.

Percentage of 2016 Vendors who sell the following products:

Rocks / Minerals (Specimens or Rough) 25%

QUARTZ CITY MINES

Always a show stopper - the crystal skull (the steer edition)

Website: http://www.quartzcitymines.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuartzCityMines/

PROSPECTOR AMANDA ADKINS

COLORADO ROCKS

One thing you can always expect from Amanda - she is always up for a teaching moment

and she always has fabulous American gems....

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Prospector-Amanda-Adkins-300328780094818/

Colorado Rocks Website: http://www.coloradorocksmining.us/

PROSPECTORS

I DIDN'T GET A PHOTO OF DWAYNE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NEXT TO AMANDA - HE WAS JAMMED BUSY BOTH TIMES I WAS THERE - BUT....I HAD A GREAT TALK WITH HIS WIFE IN THE SMOOTHIE TRUCK LINE!

I WAS SO HAPPY THAT I MADE A SECOND TRIP TO THE 22nd STREET SHOW BECAUSE I MISSED THE BUSSE'S ON MY FIRST RUN THROUGH

Prospector Brian Busse

https://www.facebook.com/Prospector-Brian-Busse-504220192947340/?fref=ts

Prospector Yolanda Busse

https://www.facebook.com/prospector.yolandabusse/?fref=ts

INDIANAS9FOSSILS

http://www.indiana9fossils.com/

I love this company - they have a great assortment and things that will get your kids excited about dinosaurs and fossils....love this from their website:

Indiana9 Fossils is a family owned and operated business that is located outside of DeSoto, Missouri. As a child growing up I was always fascinated by dinosaurs and wanted to be a Paleontologist when I grew up. Well, God had a different plan for me and I became a professional Paramedic/Firefighter in 1981. As an adult my interest in dinosaurs and fossils was rekindled and I began buying and collecting fossils as a hobby. In 1997 I conceived the idea of starting my own fossil business by selling off duplicates of my own fossils to help support my fossil addiction. At the time I had started buying Mazon Creek Nodules off of eBay and decided to ask one of my favorite sellers (Brian) to allow me to build a website for him to sell his fossils on as well as my duplicates...until Brian decided to bow out of the endeavor and left me to develop the website and my fossil business on my own. Now, many people still ask "If you live in Missouri why are you called Indiana9 Fossils"? Well the answer is quite simple. My buddy Brian's eBay user ID was "Indiana9" because he lived in Indiana. After we started the business I took the eBay user ID of "Indiana9 Fossils" and had started visiting fossils shows, etc.. and people got used to the name. By the time Brian bowed out, the name had been out there long enough that I was "branded" and changing the name was not a good option. So we are Indiana9 Fossils from Missouri! In 2004 I was forced to retire early from the Fire Department due to injuries received during a rescue, which allowed me to go full-time in building my business.. and grow it did! In 2010 I hired my son Christopher to work for me full-time and hired his wife Lisa to work for me part-time. Together we have worked to build the business to the point where by April 27th 2015 it was arguably the largest web-based fossil business in the world. Then tragedy struck. An electrical fire totally destroyed the business causing us to lose our entire inventory. But through the love and support of our family and friends in the fossil world, hard work and dedication and blessings from above we have started to rebuild our business and begin the long journey back to where we were.. Thank you for coming along with us on that journey. Merv

OK - down to real fossil business....

OK - I feel really bad....I can't remember this dealer's name - I buy from them every year!

Will update as I receive info

TRIEBOLD PALEONTOLOGY

http://www.trieboldpaleontology.com/

Thursday, March 24, 2016

#TucsonGemShow Tucson Gem Show 2016 - @aflyonthewall View

So now that the flurry of shows has ended - lets take a leisurely trip through the Tucson Gem Show...

Coming from California the gas prices were a bit of a shocker...in a good way!

On arrival - I was happily surprised by the sweet little "casita" that I found that was more than big enough for Ann Marie and I for a week, and spacious for me for the second week!

We even had gemmy soap!

The owners are art teachers - so extremely cool! ....and then there were the fabulous faces that said goodbye every morning and hello every evening!

So now - on with the shows....

Friday, February 5, 2016

#TucsonGemShow - Moonstone Gems Exports at the Holidome

I was walking the Holidome yesterday with Mark Anderson and Ann Marie.

Ann Marie stopped at a gem dealer's booth that none of us knew - I love that about Ann Marie, she is always willing to take a chance on a new person if she likes his personality and his knowledge of gems.

I want to introduce you to him because he is very special - his family has been selling moonstone for generations....he is a wealth of information on Moonstone, Ethiopian Opal and Labradorite (but not limited to those three).

Mohammed Shahbaan
Moonstone Gems Exports
Booth #447
OR his Etsy shop:
gemsnjewelry.etsy.com

Pictures tell a story:

#TucsonGemShow Checking out the NEW at JCK Tucson...

This is just a small curated collection of the amazing gems and jewels at JCK Tucson...

The German Designers never disappoint:

Hilde Leiss had magical pearls on leather bails!

...and brushed metal

Dunne had the most incredible Boulder Opal ever:

One of the most innovative Designers, Lord Jewelry's Sinork Agdere, brilliantly combines today's sensibilities with old world craftsmanship...

These enamel and gemstone chains are sure to be a summer hit!

...then there is the classic whimsy of Lord

We will be back for more from JCK later....

#TucsonGemShow JCK Heats Up Under the Tucson Sun

from Press Release

JCK Heats Up Under the Tucson Sun

Tucson, AZ (February 4, 2016) — JCK Tucson welcomed jewelry and gem lovers en masse to its oasis-like enclave at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa yesterday. In its third year, the show is boasting major improvements including a new look with new booth structures, lounges, and a signature coffee shop creating an environment that is both upscale and casual. The designer ballroom features inspired collections by brand names including: Todd Reed, Alishan, Kurtulan Designs, Boaz Kashi, Aaron Henry, Dorian & Rose, and Nina Nguyen to name a few. "I was excited to see the new look and feel of JCK Tucson. It combines the right mix of what you hope to find in Tucson and the quality you expect to find from JCK," stated Lisa Bridge, Ben Bridge.

Lord Jewelry at JCK

JCK's renewed focus on design is supported by inspiring events happening throughout the week. The event schedule kicked off Wednesday with "Inside the Designers Studio" fireside chat featuring famed designers Sarah Graham and Todd Reed, moderated by JCK Magazine's Editor-In-Chief , Victoria Gomelsky. The adoring standing-room only crowd listened intently as the master talents shared their business acumen. "The setting is incredible, it's a fantastic mix of artists and we love the educational element that JCK added to the show. When I think of the roster of talent I've worked with over the years, Todd Reed and Sarah Graham immediately come to mind when I think of comradery and sharing information. They are both such smart business people and it was a great decision to have them lead us in a fireside chat that created warmth and collaboration," commented Patti Cogswell, Squash Blossom.

"I thought the show was very clean, put together and that the designers exhibiting were very talented," said Todd Reed. "JCK pulled together a really awesome group of jewelers. It was good to see everyone," added Sarah Graham.

Sarah Graham at Fireside Chat

With the theme of design at the forefront of JCK Tucson's showing, a new hosted retailer program helped to bring in some of the most design-savvy stores in the country, including Squash Blossom, Aaron Faber Gallery, Broadmoor Jewelry Company, Patina Gallery, and I. Gorman. The trip is undoubtedly attractive with multiple jewelry events taking place in the area. JCK, understanding the amount of business there is to do during Tucson Gem Week, has made spa-like features and conveniences—not least of which include transportation between shows, morning hikes and meditation, and s'mores by the fire pit– a large component of its show experience.

Fireside Chat with Todd Reed & Sarah Graham moderated by Victoria Gomelsky

JCK Tucson exhibits continue through the weekend (closing Sunday, February 7 at 4:00 pm) with a roster of synergistic events. Today will feature the UncommonGoods Design Challenge where the three finalists: Ayesha Mayadas, Kurtulan Designs and Majestic Art Jewelry will present to a panel of judges competing for a contract with the design-centric e-tailer. Friday night will include a special screening of the documentary Sharing the Rough, which follows the life of a gemstone, promising a truly unique viewing experience set under the starlit desert sky with a & Q&A with the film's director following the premiere.

From German Artist Dunne

"In planning for our third edition of JCK Tucson, we formed a Design Advisory Board who could speak to the unique needs of a show in Tucson. Listening to industry icons, we built this special event specifically with the discerning designer in mind," said Katie Dominesey, Industry Vice President of JCK Events. "We are ecstatic to be able to offer an oasis in Tucson at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa where retailers and designers can connect in a fun, relaxed way".

German artist Leiss

For more information, visit www.jckonline.com/tucson and follow @jckevents, #JCKTucson.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

#TucsonGemShow - NEW RENEE NEWMAN BOOK DEBUTS AT AGTA GEMFAIR TODAY!

After a dry year, all you Gem Lovers are getting the news we've all been waiting for...

Renee Newman Debuts Exotic Gems #4 at the AGTA GemFair Tucson!

Exotic Gems, Volume 4:

How to Identify, Evaluate and Select Jade & Abalone Pearls

Thurs. Feb. 4, 2016, 9 AM Renee will join Jeff Mason and Kirk Makepeace for a Seminar titled, "Update on Jade Markets and Trends" . immediately following that presentation there will be a book signing at the NAJA (National Association of Jewelry Appraisers) booth in the "Hall of Educators" located in the foyer of the Tucson Convention Center.