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Lifelong love of rocks led to original jewelry designs

16.09.11

The owner of well-known Wilmington jewelry store Tavernays, Pushée's interest in rocks started when he was just 8 years old. "A friend gave me this old rock collection," Pushée said. But the modern-day Pushée is more interested in rocks than guns. That piqued his interest even more and resulted in a substantial collection of rocks, minerals and fossils that he later donated to his alma mater, the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Under his creative hands, these stones become exquisite, one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry. A relatively new venture for Tavernays, he tells me the cabochon stones have become very popular with customers. "Five Pushée brothers served with Lafayette," he said with considerable pride.

Source: StarNewsOnline.com