GJX - Rob Lowe - THE Colored Gem Dealer #TucsonGemShow

Every year I make sure to stop by Rob's booth at GJX - this last year I had a great little surprise - Rob was in a meeting and the Award Winning Gem Cutter, Stephen Kotlowski was minding the booth.

Thought I would share some photos of the fabulous gems - getting ready for the 2014 show!

My apologies to Rob - these cases were jammed full but I didn't get over to photograph them until the last day...

Robert P. Lowe Jr.
Lowe Associates - Brasil
Gemstones, Rough, Specimens
Tucson - Feb 1 - 6, 2011 - GJX booth # 205
e-mail: USA  robertplowejr (at) juno.com
e-mail: Brasil robertplowejr (at) uol.com.br

Stephen spent a few minutes showing off his award winners that were in the case...

Solid Carved Opal - this stone had tons of color in person 

Topaz and Kunzite by Stephen Kotlowski

This 276.90ct Intense Blue "Uniquely K" Pear Shape Topaz 

won Honorable mention 2010 AGTA Spectrum "Cutting Edge" Awards 

...and now onto the Gems of Rob Lowe - Rob sources his gems directly from the mines - he spends half his time in Brazil:

TERRA SPINEL! A New Book - Available at GJX

Terra Spinel — Terra Firma

A New Book Celebrating the Spinel Gems & the Lands from Which They Come

By Vladyslav Y. Yavorskyy
With Richard W. Hughes

In spinel, we have a mineral that forms some of the world’s most beautiful gems. And yet few know its name and fewer still understand its importance. This is truly a tragedy, for fine spinels can and do stand with any gem on the planet. From royal treasuries, through the elite private collections, to the haute culture salons of Paris, Geneva, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and London, spinel is both represented and the object of desire.

For the first time, we have a major monograph devoted to the spinel gems.

As Vlad Yavorskyy says in the book’s Foreword:

This remarkable collection of spinel pieces has been created with love and care over the past two decades. When I look for fine stones, I try to focus on the deepest nuances of color, brilliance, and shape. It is my sincerest hope that you will find my work worthy.

But not only am I a person involved in the “lives” of gems, but also in the lives of others. Thus I feel it incumbent on me to share my passion and knowledge of my craft and art, so as to foster and assist new enthusiasts in the field. My true goal is thus: I hope the words and images you see on these pages will inspire and provide increased insight and passion for spinel.

Terra Spinel is the culmination of a lifetime’s collecting by Vlad Yavorskyy. Not a technical book nor a gemology book, but a simple celebration of the spinel gems and the lands from which they come. Profusely illustrated and beautifully printed, it is a book that all spinel collectors should own.

Availability

Tucson
GJX Show (the 'Tent'): 1–6 February 2011. Yavorskyy, Booth 404 & 504

Online
Sample pages and an online ordering form are available at: http://www.spinelbook.com

When buying online or at the show, please let Vlad Yavorskyy know if you first learned about this book through Richard Hughes/Ruby-Sapphire.com.

Afghan Gemstone Traders - First Time Exhibitors at GJX

20 Afghan companies will participate in the Gem and Jewelry Exchange Trade Fair to be held in Tucson, Arizona from February 2 to 7, 2010. This premier event for gems, minerals and jewelry is one of the most popular with buyers, collectors and enthusiasts from around the country and the world.

The Afghan traders are sponsored by United States Agency for International Development’s Afghanistan Small and Medium Enterprise Development (ASMED) Project, with the assistance from the Afghan Gemstone Traders Association. The main purpose of their participation is first to show case Afghan gemstones to the world - to let people know that Afghanistan is the source of some of the finest rough and cut emerald, ruby, aquamarine, tourmaline, kunzite, silver and gold jewelry and lapis products - and secondly to directly link the Afghan traders with the international gemstone buyers who attend the fair in thousands.

This is the first Gem and Jewelry Exchange Trade Fair that ASMED has sponsored for the Afghan gemstone traders, however the ASMED gemstone sector development project was launched last Spring 2009, with the goal of reviving Afghanistan’s rich gemstones and jewelry heritage. Much of the appeal of jewelry and gemstones relates to its origins. Afghanistan’s rich, exotic culture and the history of gemstone trading in the region will form the foundation of the marketing message. Working with miners, the Ministry of Mines and local and international gemstone dealers, the ASMED project, which is currently being implemented by Development Alternatives, Inc., will stimulate the industry from mines to markets, with ‘fair-trade’ working practices, social responsibility and environmental sustainability at its heart.

More than 15,000 gem specimens will be on display at the Afghanistan Pavilion located in the International Hall at the Gem and Jewelry Exchange Trade Fair at stands 2702-2711.

These Are Few of My Favorite Vendors...

I am soooo excited - I leave in three days and I have spent the last few days trying to figure out where some of my favorite dealers are. I thought I would share some of those folks with you and by all means feel free to share your favorites with me in the comment section.

This list is long so lets start with a booth that offers a little of everything - beautiful cut gems, specimens and rough - Robert Lowe...

February 4 - 9, 2009

LOWE ASSOCIATES-Brasil

Gemstones, Rough, Specimens

Robert P. Lowe, Jr.

Booth # 205 - GJX

Robert P. Lowe Jr. invites you to visit us in Booth # 205 at the GJX - Gem & Jewelry Exchange, Downtown Tucson, for:

TOURMALINES (cut and rough):

Greens, Pinks, Indicolite, Rubelite, Salmon, Yellow , Silver, Orange, Purple, Bi-color, Tri-color, - sliced, faceted, cabochons, Cat's Eye; Paraiba - cut & Faceting Rough; Watermelon - slices, singles, sets, matched pairs, cabochoned slices.

...all of the other Brazilian Colored Stones plus so much more...

Aquamarine (cut and rough),

Citrine (cut and rough),

Amethyst (cut and rough),

Rutilated Quartz (Calibrated),

Imperial Topaz (faceted and specimens),

Alexandrite,

Kunzite,

Brazilian Opals - Crystal, Fire & Boulder,

Morganite,

Brazilian Emeralds - faceted, cabochon, slices and rough,

Colombian Emeralds,

Emerald Faceting Rough,

Faceted Spessartite Garnet,

Chrysoprase (cut and rough),

Tourmaline in Quartz,

Actinolite in Quartz,

Rutile in Quartz,

Green Gold Quartz (cut and rough),

Andalusite,

Chrysoberyl (cut and rough),

Prasiolite (cut and rough),

Rose Quartz, Garnet (cut and rough),

Rhodolite Garnet, Green Beryl (cut and rough),

Yellow Beryl,

Fire Agate,

Persian Turquoise,

Lapis Lazuli,

Lightning Ridge Opal

We have Bullets and Blades in a number of stones:

Chrysoprase, Dendritic Opal, Brazilian Fire Agate, some Amethyst and Citrine, Emerald with matrix.

Plus the following Rough:

Prasiolite (Greened Amethyst)

Brejinho Amethyst (Large and Medium sizes)

Brejinho Amethyst (sawed clean)

Green Gold Quartz (Ouro Verde)

Green Gold Quartz (Ouro Verde) (sawed clean)

Amethyst Bahia

Citrine Bahia

Emerald Bahia

Mexican Fire Opal

Imperial Topaz

Rubelite

Paraiba Tourmaline (Brasil)

Green Beryl Pre-forms

Tourmaline

Colorless Topaz

Aquamarine

Tulear Garnet (Madagascar)

Red Garnet

Color Shift Garnet

Blue Apatite

Iolite

Chrysoberyl

Rose Quartz

Peridot - San Carlos 2 -4 gram pieces, clean

Best regards,

Robert P. Lowe Jr.

Lowe Associates - Brasil

Gemstones, Rough, Specimens

Tucson - Feb 4 - 9, 2009

GJX booth # 205