Michael Grant, Gemstone Jewelry - Lanning Gallery [Sedona Arizona]

Michael Grant - A featured artist at the Lanning Gallery [Sedona, Arizona]

"In our society, financial requirements trick us into believing we must hurry up in the work we do. I have sometimes lived their way, but overall, mostly, the stones have taught me differently. Stones are very slow and patient. I spend my workdays alone with them in my workshop and the slowness rubs off on me. It is futile to hurry jewels along on their journey of emergence from the raw stone which bore them. They refuse to move swiftly, forcing the jeweler to still his anxiousness, and even abandon his pursuit of completion. It sounds odd to say it, but they will be complete only when I have learned to follow them and not lead them. Sometimes when I resist this lesson my life is filled with anxiety, yet when I am mindful of this lesson I feel balanced and beautiful. The stones have given me this, and I sincerely hope that the finished jewels which I create can offer the wearer the helpful sort of harmony, a balancing counterweight of timelessness to human life in the 21st century." € Michael Grant

"Claire" - Bracelet, Ring, Large Stone Necklaces, All-Natural Nevada Turquoise with Sterling Silver by Michael Grant

"Claire"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Bracelet, Ring, Large Stone Necklaces,
All-Natural Nevada Turquoise with Sterling Silver

Michael Grant is a jeweler who looks at life through his heart and it reflects in his work. He uses the finest domestic turquoise from Nevada and Arizona as well as rare sugilite, coral, Afghan lapis and other wondrous stones from around the world. Each stone is meticulously cut, turned and polished then put together in unique combinations that create the brilliance of design and craftsmanship for which Grant is known.

One of only a handful of stone-bead cutters practicing the ancient craft today, Grant meticulously hand cuts each cool, smooth stone on a simple lapidary wheel. His necklaces, which on average contain 300 to 800 beads, can take 20 to 200 hours to complete; each one, as with the earrings, cuffs and other jewelry pieces Grant creates, is like a story of the earth told in color.

š„t—L very meditative cutting gemstones; to spend the day looking at such color," Grant says. While working, Grant truly forms a partnership with his materials. š„€l begin making one necklace and it turns into ten different ones," he says. š„Ÿ\ pushing the stones, and they are pushing me, saying donNš want to be that, but hey, I could be this, and it eventually all comes together."

Southwestern Styled Jewelry Sets by Michael Grant

Grant—L turquoise jewelry is beyond compare and he admits unabashedly to a love affair with turquoise. …urquoise stones are like snowflakes: each stone is different, each mine is different," he explains. …he colors, the time periods, the different matrixes provide an unlimited canvas if you keep the beads simple."

Michael Grant remains a consummate jewelry artist whose simple and elegant designs are without equal.

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Purple Rings and Necklace Set - Artwork by Michael Grant

Ring and Necklace Set - Jewelry by Michael Grant

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Artist's prices beginning at $500 up to $18,000.

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"Necklace" - 3 Strand 19" Necklace. Blue, Brown, Carico, Fox, Damale Turquoise - Fine Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Necklace"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
3 Strand 19" Necklace. Blue, Brown, Carico, Fox, Damale Turquoise

New Work by Michael Grant

"Cuff Bracelet"
Sugilite, Carico Lake Turquoise, Sterling SZ Small-Medium
Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Cuff Bracelet"
Orville Jack Turquoise, Sterling SZ Small-Medium
Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Cuff Bracelet" - Southwestern Turquoise Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Cuff Bracelet"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Traditional Matching Birdseye Kingman Turquoise. 44 carats, SZ Small-Medium

"Cuff Bracelet" - Stenich Blue and Green Turquoise - Jewelry by Micheal Grant

"Cuff Bracelet"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Stenich Blue and Green Turquoise SZ Small

"Ring"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Sugilite with Inlay (Lapis, Sleeping
Beauty Turquoise), Sterling SZ 8

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"Cuff Bracelet" - Fine Gemstone Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Cuff Bracelet"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Inlay Cuff, Blue Fox, Blue Moon, Yellow
and green Pixie. SZ: Small-Medium

"Ring"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Carico Lake Turquoise with Inlay (Lapis, Sugilite,
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise), Sterling SZ 8

"Choker" - Beaded Gemstone Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Choker"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Fox Turquoise, Lapis, Sugilite, Sterling 17"

"Necklace/Pendant"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Carico Lake Turquoise, Ruby, 14K, Sterling
26"(necklace) 2"x1.5"(pendant)

"Choker" - Beaded Gemstone Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Choker"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Faceted Mexican Opal, 14K 17"
(earrings available)

"Ring"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Blue Bisbee Turquoise and Sterling Silver, Size 9

"Ring"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Lime Green Carico Lake Turquoise with
Sugilite and yellow Orville Jack Turquoise. Size 6

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Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Ring"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Large green Carico Turquoise with peace doves
and Sterling Silver. 44 carats. Size: 9

"Ring" - Southwestern Turquoise Jewelry by Michael Grant

"Ring"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Blue Bisbee Oval Turquoise
and Sterling Silver. Size: 7

"Ring"
Jewelry by Michael Grant
Fox Turquoise and Sterling Silver. Size 7

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