The newest addition to Monica’s prolific collection features agate and other uniquely patterned stones, such as Sodalite and Jasper. Monica has been painting a lot recently, and the practice has sharpened her instinct to dig even deeper and look more carefully into the layers and details that are incorporated into all art, including jewelry. Since visiting a stone supplier many years ago and becoming entranced with agates, she decided to highlight these intricately patterned stones into her jewelry design.

“All of the larger pieces of this stone were filled with thousands of layers exposing details inside the actual stone that just never stopped giving,” Monica explains. “You can stare at all the large pieces for hours with a magnifier and find something special in every inch. A swirl, a jagged edge, a stripe, a polka dot, a drip – layers and layers of multiple quartz minerals all waiting to be chosen. It became an adventure, a search for the prettiest piece, or most interesting. The fun is choosing the section and seeing it cut and polished to become this amazing gemstone, not one looking like the other. Maybe you will find some stones that speak to each other color wise, but each piece is in fact its own unit, making it a one-of-a-kind.”

Monica points out that Agate is known as a stone that is imbued with positive energy and is meant to bring stability, luck, positivity and focus to the wearer. Its ability to heal any angst or anxiety fosters positive mental energy and peace of mind, qualities inherent in all of Monica Rich Kosann’s jewelry.