Photos Up: 2011 AGTA Cutting Edge Awards

We were able to show you some of the 2011 Spectrum - Cutting Edge Award Winners earlier - but the AGTA has now posted the COMPLETE Set of photos...and these are glorious!!!

...of course the jewels are beautiful...but the photography of Robert Weldon makes them SING!

Check out the complete set at:http://www.agta.org/awards/2011-winners.html

...and a few new teasers...the winners in the Carving Category.

1st Place
D - Carving
Joseph August Voss
Joseph August Voss
Boise, ID USA

220.30 ct. crystal Quartz carving.

2nd Place
D - Carving
John Dyer
John Dyer & Co.
Edina, MN USA

62.64 ct. "Golden Reflections" Beryl.

3rd Place
D - Carving
Naomi Sarna
Naomi Sarna Designs
New York, NY USA

Carved white Opal sculpture (149 grams).

...and as usual I will be posting individual photo galleries at Posterous

http://aflyonthewall.posterous.com/