What is beauty? What is Art? … Why jewelry?

How many millennia ago did a distant ancestor pick up a colored gem and decide that possessing this elemental crystal created a feeling that they wanted to maintain? That colored crystal was given a worth and became a desirable possession.

Today, there is something magical about a glittering pair of earrings framing the face as one looks across the table over dinner, or wearing a ring and glancing down causes an image of the person who gave it to appear in the mind. Precious metals and gems remain timeless.