GALATEA CHI JEWELRY

GALATEA CHI IS AN ARTIST OF WORLD RENOWN WHO RESIDES WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA. GOLDSMITH'S IS THE EXCLUSIVE CARRIER OF THE GALATEA LINE OF CARVED PEARLS IN THE ROGUE VALLEY.

AS A BOY IN SAIGON GALATEA WORKED IN HIS FATHER'S JEWELRY STORE. AFTER THE FALL OF SAIGON, CHI AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER WERE UNABLE TO ESCAPE WITH THE REST OF THEIR FAMILY. AFTER A HARROWING ESCAPE BY SANPAN WHERE THE LITTLE BOAT OF REFUGEES WAS CAPTURED TWICE BY PIRATES, CHI AND HIS BROTHER MADE IT SAFELY TO AMERICA. BECAUSE OF THE SUFFERING THAT HE ENDURED, HE HAS A GREAT APPRECIATION FOR NATURE AND THE SERENE.

THROUGH A COPYRIGHTED PROCESS OF SEEDING A MOLUSK WITH A GEMSTONE, CHI HARVESTS THE MATURE PEARL IN 2-7 YEARS, AND AFTER DRAWING A DELICATE ARTWORK GLEANED FROM HIS DAILY NATURE WALKS, HE CARVES AWAY THE NACRE TO REVEAL THE GEMSTONE NESTLED INSIDE.

THESE 'MERCY PEARLS' AS CHI CALLS THEM REPRESENT THE BEAUTY THAT CAN COME FROM THE PAINFUL EXPERIENCES IN OUR LIVES JUST LIKE THE MOLUSK PRESENTS HIM WITH A BEAUTIFUL PEARL AFTER YEARS AND YEARS OF IRRITATION.

WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL GALATEA LINE OF MERCY PEARLS AS MUCH AS WE DO HERE AT THE GOLDSMITH, AND REMEMBER THERE IS A MUCH LARGER SELECTION TO PERUSE IN OUR IN-STORE CATALOGUES AS WELL!

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