Shaw D. Kinsley Lecture Series Presents: Carved Gems - Inspiration and Expertise
Sat, Feb 25
|Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Rio Rico resident Helen Serras-Herman, an award-winning gem and jewelry artist and National Lapidary Hall of Fame Inductee, will share her passion for carved gems, and the interconnection between fine art and the spell-bounding natural mineral world, and her personal journey. $15 per lecture.
Time & Location
Feb 25, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St, Tubac, AZ 85646, USA
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About the Event
Carved Gems – Inspiration & Expertise
Lecture presentation and book signing by Helen Serras-Herman
Gem sculptor, sculptor MFA, gemologist FGA
In this lecture presentation and book signing event, Rio Rico resident Helen Serras-Herman, an award-winning gem and jewelry artist and National Lapidary Hall of Fame Inductee, will share her passion for carved gems, the interconnection between fine art and the spell-bounding natural mineral world, and her personal journey. While showing examples of her 40-year artwork, Helen reflects on her sources of inspiration from her world-travels to mines and archaeological sites, the ancient Greek mythology, and her southwest environment. She will share her Copper Trails and Arizona Gems Collections that focus on rare and unusual Arizona gemstones.
Helen will bring copies of her newly-published book Carved Gems – Inspiration & Expertise. Reviews of her book say that, “readers will be captivated by Helen’s autobiographical story that is so closely intertwined with…
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Carved Gems
Rio Rico resident Helen Serras-Herman, an award-winning gem and jewelry artist and National Lapidary Hall of Fame Inductee, will share her passion for carved gems, the interconnection between fine art and the spell-bounding natural mineral world, and her personal journey. Saturday, February 25, 2023 2 pm to 3 pm.
$15.00
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