JEWELLERY ARTIST – CARRIE MOORE

Handcrafted Jewellery using precious metals and gems of the earth.
Unique designs using rare and unusual gem stones. Product range
includes earrings, pendants, necklaces, rings, bracelets.

Living in rural NZ with my husband and youngest son; farm vistas, streams, native bush and ocean all in close proximity, provide me with a wealth of inspiration to draw from and a peaceful setting to do my work.

I enjoy working with opal, rare and unique gems such as fire agate and Canadian Ammolite, as well as Tahitian pearls and NZ's own fabulous paua pearls. I am fascinated with natures bounty in the realm of gemstones and do my best to create a setting to enhance the beauty of the gemstone I am working with.

I have always loved jewellery and have had a fascination for precious and semi-precious gemstones since I was child. I remember collecting rocks and waiting for them to reveal their hidden beauty as they came out of the lapidary tumbler in my Dads workshop.

Opal is a particular passion of mine and I cut my own freeform solid opals for use in my jewellery designs. I am loathe to grind away any of the beautiful fire so I leave most of my opal pieces in free-form shape. This lends itself to simple designs or to more intricate wire-woven techniques, filigree and metal smithing. I use precious metals, in the form of high quality argentium 930 (tarnish resistant) fine silver, sterling silver & carat gold for metal work.

Wrapture Gems specializes in making not just jewellery, but unique wearable art that goes beyond sparkle, to something with substance that can be treasured and celebrated for it’s uniqueness, just like you……….

"The heavens declare the glory of God, the earth declares his handiwork" (Psalm 19:1).