Jeff White wins 2011 AGTA Spectrum Award for Facetting

[Harriet]

Congatulations, Jeff! I am thrilled for you.

 

[SB621]

Congratulations Jeff!!!!!! You deserve it!

 

[klewis]

Congratulations Jeff.

I want to see the award winning gem , anyone have a photo of it?

 

[arjunajane]

yes please! links or photos of the winning gems?

Many Congrats Jeff, certainly deserved

 

[Kismet]

Congrats Jeff!

There don't seem to be any pictures for 2011 up on AGTA's site yet but Jeff's winning entry was a 48.83ct square cushion cut Morganite.

 

[Largosmom]

Wow, that is pretty dang cool!

 

[chrono]

A big congratulations is in order to Jeff! Can't wait to see pictures of the award winning morganite honker.

 

[packrat]

That's wonderful! Congratulations to Jeff!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Congratulations, Jeff! What an honor!

 

[TravelingGal]

 

[Gailey]

Congratulations to Jeff!

I see that people are screaming for a picture of this wonderous stone, so I just want to add my chant to choir. Harriet, I am sure you must be able to get a hold of a picture for all the gem lovers here.

I must say it's a marvellous feeling when someone you actually know in real life wins an award like this. I am thrilled this morning that a friend of mine swooped 1st place in the Best Use of Pearls. See my announcement on the pearl page.

 

[CaraMish]

Congratulations, Mr. White, for this well-deserved award!

 

[StonieGrl]

Well done and congrats to Jeff!

Harriet, good to see ya around here

You coming to Tucson this year?

 

[cushioncutnut]

Congratulations, Jeff! What an honor!

 

[beaujolais]

Awesome ! Go Jeff !

A champagne toast to you - Cheers !!

Sonoma

 

[missydebby]

 

[VapidLapid]

Awesome ! Go Jeff !

A champagne toast to you - Cheers !!

Sonoma

(cracks open a bottle of veuve cliquot) To Jeff!

 

[Gempassion]

Congratulations Jeff! I can't wait to own one of his gems!

 

[LD]

Awesome ! Go Jeff !

A champagne toast to you - Cheers !!

Sonoma

(cracks open a bottle of veuve cliquot) To Jeff!

Shares a glass and toasts "To Jeff"

 

[ChunkyCushionLover]

Congrats Jeff, where are the pics guys?

 

[jeffwhite]

Thanks all for the kind words and congrats! I'm flattered. Sorry for the delay in responding - I haven't posted since the board was upgraded, and it took me a while to figure out how to log in!

No great photos yet, but I did snap a quick one prior to shipping the stone off (below). I hope to take better photos when it is returned. It is currently in New York getting a professional photo shoot.

The design is a completely new one that I've been working out in my head for a year or so now. In case you haven't noticed, I gravitate mostly toward classic shapes and cuts, so I created this design in a traditional "pillowy" cushion with high crown. The morganite itself is 48.83 ct. and flawless. I will probably put together a little something for the next Gem Scoop (if I can ever find the time to send it out ) detailing some of the steps involved in cutting this little guy.

Thanks again to everyone who commented and offered their congratulations! By the way, if you're breaking open that bottle of bubbly - pass it my way

 

[Largosmom]

Love the different four-cornered star patterns on it.

Pretty kewl!

Laura

 

[Gailey]

Awesome stone Jeff. It's got Gailey's name written all over it.

 

[vbnet]

That Is one Gorgeous Stone! The facets are beautiful! Congratulations!!

 

[StonieGrl]

Sublime cutting, love the star!

 

[Arkteia]

Beautiful cutting! Congratulations!

 

[Laila619]

Wow, how cool! Congrats to Jeff!

 

[Art Nouveau]

Congratulations, Jeff! What a beautiful stone!

 

[GliderPoss]

Congrats Jeff! That Morganite is truely spectacular!

 

[Lovinggems]

Beautiful Morganite, looks a lot like a flower in bloom.