Facet rough will always be the driving force of my business. Rough combines all of the things I find so fascinating about my work: the hunt, learning about cultures while in pursuit of the stones, the thrill of not knowing what the next find will be, the adrenaline when a parcel of exceptional stones is laid out in front of me, the pure unadulterated color of fine stones and the potential locked away in each piece of rough. These factors all combine to make it hard to call what I do a job - it is a passion in the truest sense of the word. 

Traveling and buying at the source is what it means to be a gem hunter. This photo was taken in Mogok, Myanmar (Burma)⁠⠀
Unlike many parts of Africa where the gem trade is predominately male dominated, in Mogok, I'm usually negotiating with sharp women who know their stuff!⁠⠀