Simple geometry and clean lines are the cornerstone to Alex Horst’s gemstone carvings and jewelry creations because they allow the elegance and beauty of nature to speak for itself.  Metal is employed to create a functional frame for the stones. Gemstones are added – either sparkling or opaque – to create visual texture, brilliance and balance.  But it is, primarily, the counterbalancing of the ductile properties of gold and silver with the rigid fragility of gemstones that most inspires Alex’s passion for creating jewelry.