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FROM THE MUNDANE
Gallery specializing in Contemporary Art, custom jewelry design, mineral consulting/brokerage, and one-of-a-kind objects.
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2024 CASE AWARDS
We are excited to announce that Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has awarded Susan Oliver Heard of Heard Gallery a first-place award in the 2024 CASE Awards, the association’s annual jewelry design competition. Heard won the CASE Award in the Retailer Jewelry $10,001 to $50,000 (retail value) category.
"Susan Oliver Heard, the visionary behind Heard Gallery, has spent over 30 years crafting jewelry inspired by her deep love for nature and wildlife. With a keen eye for stones and colors, she channels her passion for photography and her fascination with creatures like seahorses, crocodiles, and octopuses into her intricate designs. Each piece tells a story, capturing the essence of the animals she admires. Known for her functional artistry, Susan's designs not only honor the natural world but are also thoughtfully created to wear beautifully. Her accolades include winning the prestigious Jewelers of America CASE Award in 2024 and placing in the Jewelers for Children competition in 2004. With exhibitions at notable events like ZONA MACO in Mexico City, Round Top, TX, and Telluride, CO, her work continues to captivate collectors and art enthusiasts alike. Susan’s jewelry is a testament to her dedication to creativity, craftsmanship, and a deep connection to nature."
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ECLIPSE GLASSES
A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky darkens as if it were dawn or dusk.
In 2026 the path of totality will run from Greenland to Mallora, Spain. In April 2024, these glasses provided the best lenses to view the Sun- particularly in cloudy conditions. This is how the ancients viewed the eclipses. The lenses are made from Obsidian purchased at Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico.
FOUNDED IN 2001
Susan Oliver Heard is a GIA certified Graduate Gemologist, Applied Jewelry artist, and Graduate Jeweler, mineral dealer, published writer, award winning curator and two time award winning jeweler.
She is the visionary behind Heard Gallery, and has spent over 30 years crafting jewelry inspired by her deep love for nature and wildlife. With a keen eye for stones and colors, she channels her passion for photography and her fascination with creatures like seahorses, crocodiles, and octopuses into her intricate designs. Each piece tells a story, capturing the essence of the animals she admires. Known for her functional artistry, Susan's designs not only honor the natural world but are also thoughtfully created to wear beautifully. Her accolades include winning the prestigious Jewelers of America CASE Award in 2024 and placing in the Jewelers for Children competition in 2004. With exhibitions at notable events like ZONA MACO in Mexico City 2024-2026, Round Top, TX 2023-2026, and Telluride, CO 2024-2026, her work continues to captivate collectors and art enthusiasts alike. Susan’s jewelry is a testament to her dedication to creativity, craftsmanship, and a deep connection to nature.
Heard Gallery, formerly known as Cinnabar, opened its first brick & mortar in 2013 featuring a solo show for world-renowned photographer George Krause. George Krause: San Miguel Exposed received the choice award fort he city wide Foto Septiembre. The gallery has been featured in national publications such as Artforum, Sculpture magazine, Garden & Gun, MSN. com, IN STORE magazine, National Jeweler, Jewelers of America, JCK, Centurion, Southern Jewelry News, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Report, and the San Antonio Current.
In Spring 2022, Susan visited Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico to develop the inspiration for a new line of jewelry, objects, and boxes. The debut of Heard Gallery in its new form opened in Mexico City at the 20th anniversary of ZONA MACO Design in Mexico City, February 2024.
After a short pop up in Telluride, CO, Heard Gallery has returned to San Antonio, Texas, Heard's hometown where her studio is located. A new brick and mortar location is in the works.... stay tuned!
