[Jewelry making - Article 01660] - Re: [Orchid] White Turquoise

[nancyhowland]

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>     I have two pieces of  "white buffalo" turquoise jewelry with the
>     same written handout about the history of this stone stated in
>     Roseann Hanson's   comment.  In the attached URL snapshot of these
>     pieces, the photo shows that the pendant stone is a pale blue.  

    The problem I have is that about 10 years ago, my daughter bought
    the ring (shown with no stone) in the same white turquoise, but the
    stone fell apart into a zillion pieces. Actually, the stone in the
    ring was very thin, about one mm at one end that I saw, and all the
    material inside the bezel was a red lacquer. I'm not surprised that a
    stone this thin would break out of a ring regardless of the type of
    stone. Here is the picture: 

    http://www.psi-design.com/white.jpg 

    My daughter, who dearly loves the ring, would like the stone
    replaced. The settings are stamped by a Native American artist, "JP".
    The artist is John Ptero (John and Margaret), from somewhere in the
    Durango, Colorado or Arizona area. The jewelry was purchased from Red
    Canyon in Durango, Co. but staff there no longer knows how to contact
    the artist.  My daughter's preference would be to return the ring to
    the artist for stone replacement or exchange. 

    Can anyone help me find John Ptero? My daughter lives in Ft.
    Collins, Co, so if he is anywhere in the Colorado, Arizona area, she
    would be willing to drive to his location. Thanks in advance for
    any help. 

Nancy
www.psi-design.com

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