d opened an office in Palm Springs. He currently has moved back to Scottsdale, AZ and rchitectural licenses but his main focus is on the jewelry, in no small part due to the joys two sons, John and Matt. John has worked with his dad for almost 22 years and has gning the website, taking all the photography (an art in itself with fine jewelry) and doing g on the inlay work. He’s really involved to some extent with most aspects of the business. n, Matt, went to jewelry school himself and now specializes in setting the diamonds and
Collections are available in both the silver settings from his Hileman Silver Jewelry Artfire shops, along with gorgeous rich gold settings that can be viewed at The on/Australian Opal Jewelry. He says his biggest personal mantra is simplicity. Yes, aspect of his pieces, but this is simplicity at its very best. The juxtaposition of gorgeous is colorful and bold. Mark has long-established relationships with the top purveyors and every other stone has been picked up on his travels whenever he saw something All of his pieces exhibit a balance and proportion you’d expect from fine architecture gn, really) and they are anything but conservative. Mark relates that many of the buyers s see themselves as “anti-establishment” - out looking for something totally unique. He to get in touch with him personally as he is happy to work on color and design options to u purchase completely your own. Don’t hesitate. Mark Hileman is a wonderful combination tsman, knowledgeable jeweler and passionate creator. This is a piece of jewelry you or erish.
MORE ABOUT THE DINOSAUR BONE FROM THE HILEMAN WEBSITE: The dinosaur bone we use in our inlay jewelry is usually referred to as “gembone”. The gembone is actually not bone but is a combination of minerals that have replaced the dinosaur’s bone over time. Dinosaur bone is found in a rainbow of colors with the webbing color and cell size varying greatly from piece to piece. The variation in cell size and coloration create some truly unique patterns and virtually one of a kind pieces of dinosaur bone jewelry. The fossilized dinosaur bones can be composed of many different minerals including agate, jasper and calcite. The dinosaur bone color is determined by the combination of minerals present when the fossilized bone formed. Read MORE...
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