Since her grandmother gave her a charm bracelet as a child, Susan Wheeler has loved jewelry and colored gemstones. “My favorite charm was a gold elephant encrusted with my birthstone, emeralds," she says. A rainbow of colored gems defines her work, including more unusual stones such as watermelon tourmaline and blue labradorite. Dendritic quartz is also a personal favorite. "Usually my last purchased gem is my favorite," she explains, "but I have a true love for working with dendritic quartz from Northern Brazil.”
