Recently I posted a gorgeous knapped opal necklace on my Opal Page with a statement that knapped opal jewelry can’t be found in jewelry stores. I also said that even the Hollywood elite need to come to a flintknapper like me to obtain such unique opal jewelry. Well, it seems to have evoked some incredulity among certain folks out there. They can’t believe that this type of solid opal jewelry can’t be obtained through normal retail sources. I assure you that it’s true. Why? Well, I can only speak for myself. I don’t care for the impersonal, anonymous nature of wholesaling my work to retail outlets. I would just rather deal with folks directly. Besides that, flintknapped opal jewelry can’t be mass produced. Each opal arrowhead is unique. Even matched opal earrings are not identical in terms of the unique fire in each opal point.
I’m sorry if that seems eccentric or non-typical, but flintknappers are probablay both of those things. So if you have friends who appreciate beautiful opal jewelry, whether they live in Hollywood or not, please explain to them why it’s so hard to find through normal jewelry outlets. You probably don’t need to explain that things that are harder to obtain are usually worth having. They probably already know it.
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