(PRESS RELEASE) AUSTIN, TX — The winners of the Austin Shines jewelry competition have been announced. Jamie Turner Designs has won the Judge’s’ Shining Star award and Claire Sommers Buck Jewelry has won the People’s Choice Shining Star award. Each winner will win a cash prize, exclusive perks, business consulting, a six-month residency at Eliza Page to showcase and sell their work, and a one year membership to the Austin chapter of the Women’s Jewelry Association. Austinites can shop the winners’ jewelry designs now through the end of October. Additionally, the finalist design challenge pieces, which contain a rustic salt and pepper diamond, will be donated through Eliza Page with 100% benefiting the local non-profit, the Center for Child Protection.
Eliza Page, a local fine jewelry store in Austin’s 2nd Street District, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in downtown Austin this month. In celebration of this milestone, Eliza Page brought back its Austin Shines initiative to bring together Central Texas-based jewelry artists and designers.
Jamie Turner Designs is an Austin-based luxury jewelry brand, showcasing colorful gemstones set in 18k gold. Texas native Robert Turner and master jeweler Patrick Dobbs created the line, driven by their shared admiration for innovative craftsmanship and inspired by Robert’s daughter, Jamie, and her personal style. In the early 2000s, Robert started collecting gemstones and began designing his own pieces in 2017. In 2020, Robert partnered with Patrick to create the collection. Jamie Turner launched in 2022.
Claire Sommers Buck Jewelry (CSB Jewelry) is an independently owned, handmade jewelry line based out of Austin, Texas. Fresh and honest, the collections evoke ancient aesthetics and the ornament of a global culture. All gemstones and metals are nationally sourced and each collection is designed and handcrafted in a humble East Austin studio. A native Texan, Claire’s affection for handmade goods began at an early age on the wood floors of her parents’ dusty ceramics studio. In 2009, Claire attended Penland School of Crafts where she immediately fell in love with the tools, techniques and functionality of the craft of metalsmithing. A curiosity of ancient world cultures and an enthusiasm for travel continue to impact her work and practice. Yet, as far across the globe Claire wanders, she is always drawn back home to the quiet and calm of the southwest.
The Center for Child Protection is a nationally accredited children’s advocacy center and the only nonprofit in Travis County dedicated to investigating and prosecuting crimes against children. The Center utilizes a trauma-informed approach to support children who have been physically or sexually abused or who have witnessed a violent crime.
For more information about Eliza Page and the Austin Shines initiative visit elizapage.com. Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.
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