Editor of JCK Magazine, specializing in jewelry, watches, travel and the occasional essay. Based in LA, NYC & a 747!
The Push Present I Shamed My Family Into Buying for Me
“‘Push present?’ That’s not a thing,” my partner Jim said, looking at me incredulously.
We were splashing around in my parents’ pool...
Staff Picks, January–February 2019: Ocean Blue Earrings
What JCK magazine’s Victoria Gomelsky is loving this month
“I adore earrings studded with ocean-colored gems, from stormy blue sapphires to...
From the Editor, January–February 2019: JCK at 150
And so it begins.
Our long-awaited 150th-anniversary celebration kicks off this month. And we couldn’t be more jazzed about it. Although...
World Trade: Inside the 2018 GIA Symposium
GIA’s 2018 International Gemological Symposium in early October was a who’s who of industry bigwigs
(Top) Maestro Roger Nierenberg led a welcome...
A Peek Inside the 6th Annual JCK Tucson Show
For the sixth straight year, JCK Tucson is poised to take the desert by storm
From Feb. 6 to 9, the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa will...
From the Editor: November–December 2018
Here's a prediction.
By the time you read this, I will have just started my maternity leave. That’s right—I’m writing this letter in...
2018 WJA Jewelry Night Out: Only in New York
Members of the NY Metro chapter of the Women’s Jewelry Association mixed and mingled at the sixth annual JNO on Sept. 13
(Top) Jewelers of...
Your Golden Ticket to VicenzaOro’s 2019 January Show
Unlike some European trade fairs, Italy’s VicenzaOro is thriving. Here’s why.
While many trade fairs are seeing declines in exhibitors and...
From the Editor: 2018 Colored Stone Special Section
Color me excited.
It’s no secret that gemstones are my favorite jewelry category and have been since 2001, when I attended my first Tucson gem...
I’ve Got Some Big Personal News to Share
If you’re reading this, that must mean one of two things: I’ve either gone into labor or already given birth to a baby boy!
My partner, Jim,...