Another busy day ahead in Tucson! 
Each morning the Jewelry Television buying team meets for breakfast to trade information, update the group on new buys/opportunities, and what points to follow up on. 
This first photo (left) shows two of our three founders--Jerry Sisk and Bob Hall--strategizing on the activities of the day. This next photo (right) shows one of our Gemstone Buyers,George Williams, sharing a new stone discovery with one of the JTV Jewelry Buyers, Angela Patterson-Caldwell.
My first stop of the day was the Cathedral of Saint Augustine which has history dating back to 1776. This beautiful structure has intricate designs in it's elaborate cast stone façade. The architecture is striking and very elegantly executed.
We chose this location to shoot some promotional spots for our new Diamond designer collection "Paul Klecka Signatures". Paul (pictured right) is an award winning designer with awards from DeBeers, the AGTA Spectrum awards and more. His product has been featured in Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue!
These are a few behind the scenes pictures of Paul being filmed talking about his inspirations and the direction of his new exclusive collection for JTV. I also captured some behind the scenes images of Paul sourcing Diamonds for his designs to be 
launched in April. (Editor's note: See all of Dan's behind-the-scenes photos from Tucson on facebook.com/jewelrytelevision in the JTV "Treasures from Tucson 2012" photo album.)
Our talented guest expert Judy Crowell has come to Tucson to seek new designs, gemstones, and understand product and fashion trends for her "Stratify Jewelry Collection" which is exclusive to JTV. 
In these pictures you see Judy (pictured below left, second from left and also on right) studying new ring models for consideration as a part of her collection. 
You also see her working closely with one of our valued vendor partners, and learning more about beautiful Ethiopian Opals.
My next blog will have exclusive SNEAK PEEKS of jewelry coming up during our Tucson Event, which begins Saturday, February 4th on Jewelry Television and JTV.com. You can pre-shop some of the newest items now on jtv.com! (Editor's note: See all of Dan's behind-the-scenes photos from Tucson on facebook.com/jewelrytelevision in the JTV "Treasures from Tucson 2012" photo album.)
- Dan
