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Diamonds may be forever or promise to be your best friend, but they're Ilverett Designs now has
not the only rocks around who can successfully accessorize an outfit. two locations on the island
Glowing amber, watery-blue larimar and soft natural pearls all woven that serve the large number
in silky gold settings are sure to make a girl's heart sing day or night. c'f international clients who
Everett Designs specializcs in using a more artistic approach to quality c'ften spot their work while
jewelry, ietting stones and gems speak for themselves, without the v'acationing.
corporate touch.
Siome of their best-selling
Husband and wife Bill and Rosie Everett have been in business lor p , i e c e sa r e t h o s e m a d e w i t h
over 30 years, designing, constructing and selling beautiful, unique antique Spanish coins. The pure silver coins are found underwater
necklaces, rings, pendants and earrings. Buying raw stones and shaping off the coast of the Dominican Republic on shipwrecks dating back
them to perfection, the couple is 100 pcrcent hands-on. to thc 1600s.

"Some mass-produced jewelry is even made with computers," Rosie "People like the story behind fthe necklaces]," Bill Everett says.
Everett says. "Thejewelry doesn't touch anyone's hands." "They'rc wearing a piece of history."

With a mall on every corner and multiple big chain jewclers inside, F'ashionable, classy and still totally wearable, Everett Designs aims to
thc Evcretts are proud to olfer a more personalized cxperience. Along create jewelry that will get worn - to the office, on dinner dates or
with their assistant Kristi Talamantes, the three artists work together to while grocery shopping. High-end jewels usually tend to be paired with
create less traditional, morc artistic pieces with sophisticated styling. special occasions, meaning many women only ge t a limited number of
chances to show off their favorite pieces.
"Buying raw stones means we can construct our own design. we're not
mounting someone else's designs," Bill Everett says. "We make unusual jewelry people can actually wear," Rosie Everett
says. "With a nice suit, or a pair of jeans."
While the Minnesota Everett Designs gallery is located in Deephaven,
the couple opened their first store in the Dominican Republic in 1979. Working in the gallery on a Tuesday morning, Rosie advertises their
After serving for the Peace Corps on the island, Bill Everett fell in love work wcaring a string of sparkling ambeq coin pearls and amethyst,
with not only the tropical paradise, but its abundancc of beautiful all linked with sterling silver
amber.
"Injewelry, it secms as though everything has already been done," she
Buying and selling small amounts of the gem eventually turned into says. "But the fun part is reinterpreting things." #
a full-blown business, attractins both Dominicans and tourists alike.

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Walking past a new condo development in South Minneapolis, a making stencils by hand
display of brilliant windows adorned with flowing curtains may only consumed hours, whereas
just catch your glance. Taking a step off the sidewalk,one will discover today a machine does the
this particular set of windows is far from tlpical. The curtains aren't work for you.
actually fabric at all - only a coarse,dot pattern sandblastedonto the
windows for the illusion of real curtains. With some dots the size of "No longer using your
quarters and others the tip of a pencil, together the gray speckscreate hands kind of makes the
a beautiful illusion, unique to a set of condos designedby Minneapolis old processa lost art," he
artist Kerry Dikken. admits. "But I wouldn't
go back to that world. No
Dikken started BlastedArt Inc. ten yearsago and has sinceperfectedthe way."
craft of sandblastingglass,rocks, metals and denim with personalized
designs. From wine bottle labels and garden rocks to prestigious Humble, yet no doubt
commercial and residential projects, Dikken's work is blasted on proud of his work, Dikken
surfaces all over the city. Some of his larger scale work includes a is currently working on a
12O-footwall of glass in the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, a product project closer to home, turning his Minneapolis house into a set of
display in the Target Corporation headquartersand an etching in the dream condos. With everything from a glass sink to walls and light
new W Hotel in downtown Minneaoolis. fixtures,Dikken is using sandblastedglassto give the rooms a whole new
dimension.Dikken is hoping to put all-glassbathtubs in the condos,but
"Walking around the city I can find evidence of my work almost water weight might make it impossible.
anywhere. My sister always brags that she has a famous brother, but
in reality, no one really knows it's my work," Dikken says.'And to be 'Apparently the water
could shatter the glass," he says,noting that it
honest. that reallv doesn't bother me." can be frustrating when an artistic idea cannot be put to use.

Growing up in a small Organizing the condo project during the past four years, Dikken has
Minnesota town, Dikken finally been able to meet with architectsand engineersto hammer out
worked in a grain elevator. the details for his glasshouse.
The constant flow of
grain over the wood floors "I'm not a developer,I'm an artist - meaning everything will be unique
caused a slow erosion, and handcrafted," he says,overlookingthe plans. 'And becauseI'm still
turning the floorboards going to be living there, you know everything will be picked with the
into soft, strange shapes. best intentions." #
So when Dikken discovered
sandblasting,he became
enthralled by the idea of
controlled erosion.

Because of technological
advances,the practice of
sandblasting is much
different today than when
Dikken first picked up the
trade. The tedious task of