The Mark Schneider Fine Jewelry Blog

Now that the design and sketch have been approved by the customer, the next step in the process is to carve a wax of the design. In this step one of our jewelers literally takes a piece of wax and...

From sculptural colored gemstone jewelry to engagement rings, Mark designs it all. But one of his favorite things to undertake is taking specific customer requests, adding his own design sensibility, and creating works of art. Recently we received a particularly...

Mark is working on his project for the American Jewelry Design Council (AJDC). Each year, AJDC chooses a theme, and based on that theme, each member creates a one-of-a-kind piece for artistic value only, not for sale.  If you want...

From sketch to finished work of art – our seahorse pin is finished! This stunning piece of jewelry gives the customer’s citrines a new modern home, accented by tsavorites and white diamonds. A beautiful example, on a larger scale, of...

Just a quick update this week for our Seahorse in progress. For setting, the seahorse has been placed into a pitch bowl. The pitch bowl gives the jeweler a firm base to hold onto while setting without having the hold...

SOLID GOLD! Right after casting our seahorse isn’t looking so pretty. As you can see in the picture to the left, the metal looks dull and is covered in a reddish-pink wax residue. Liquid hot metal was pushed through our...

Recently it was brought to our attention that one of our retail jewelers posted an excellent blog about us. We are very honored and want to send a big thank you to EE Robbins for the kind words. You can view the...

The winners of the annual JCK Jewelers' Choice Awards were announced this month and Mark took home two first place honors! The winners are voted for by jewelry stores across the country - we are very honored to be recognized...

Mark is honored to have his Tourmaline Switchback Earrings featured in the book 21st Century Jewelry: the Best of the 500 Series. The book is available for purchase on Amazon. 

Mark is honored to have two of his award winning design pieces chosen for display at the San Diego Natural History Museum’s exhibit All That Glitters: the Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals. The pieces chosen were: The Faceted...

We wanted to give a very special thank you to Norma Reilly for her dedication and love of Mark's designs. She is seen here with Chris of Marlen Jewelers in Rocky River, Ohio modeling Mark's beautiful Montana agate pendant and...

Last week, Mark traveled to Conti Jewelers in Endwell, New York for a trunk show. Thanks to Conti, we have some awesome pictures and sketches to share with you! Check it out! You can also read about Mark's visit on WBNG-TV,...