Digital Journal — For Liliane Gurnon, it started with the carnelian stone. The Toronto resident fell in love with the reddish brown quartz stone when she saw it at a boutique five years ago. She bought the carnelian instantly. The next day, she woke up with a flu but she slept with the stone, clutching it in her hand like a child holding a teddy bear.
“The next day I woke up and I didn’t feel tired or sick,” says Gurnon in an interview with DigitalJournal.com. “The stone recognized my tiredness, my energy. And that’s when I started making jewelry for friends and family.”
At first, it was all about the carnelian. She strung the stones onto silver or gold chains, making necklaces in her spare time. Gurnon, originally from Versailles, France, says she is enchanted by colour, so she wanted to branch out from just the caramel stone. She began to venture into turquoise and coral stones, dabbling with pearls and citrine quartz, too. The hobby escalated into a passion for Gurnon, and the design work has made her a success story for jewelry makers who want to follow their artistic dreams.
“The next day I woke up and I didn’t feel tired or sick,” says Gurnon in an interview with DigitalJournal.com. “The stone recognized my tiredness, my energy. And that’s when I started making jewelry for friends and family.”
At first, it was all about the carnelian. She strung the stones onto silver or gold chains, making necklaces in her spare time. Gurnon, originally from Versailles, France, says she is enchanted by colour, so she wanted to branch out from just the caramel stone. She began to venture into turquoise and coral stones, dabbling with pearls and citrine quartz, too. The hobby escalated into a passion for Gurnon, and the design work has made her a success story for jewelry makers who want to follow their artistic dreams.
“The energy of the stones relaxed me, and I like to create what I like to wear,” says Gurnon, who works full-time as a hair colourist for Hair One in Toronto. She is the wife of George Gurnon, owner of renowned restaurant Pastis.
She often sells her jewelry to clients at her beauty salon, whether they are CEOs, judges, writers or models. The price of her necklaces, bracelets and earrings range from $200 to $600.
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