Aaron Cave is from Fulton, Missouri. He has a degree in jewelry design from Gem City College in Quincy, Illinois. He is a member of the Missouri Jewelers & Watchmakers Association. Most of his jewelry experience has been in retail stores. Most of his time in the store is spent as a "bench jeweler" (repairs, alterations, etc, but he does some custom-design work once in a while. He wishes he had time to do more . . . :-)

This particular piece was created for, & entered into, a state-wide jewelry contest in Missouri. The pendant mounting is 14K yellow gold; the piece contains a green triangular cut tourmaline weighing 1.65ct, a pink pear-shaped tourmaline weighing 0.92ct, & three full cut diamonds with a combined diamond weight of 0.15ct.