Faceting and cutting gemstones and ornaments
I have started cutting ornamental stones at fifteen and in later years studied the faceting of gemstone. I have cut all manner of gemstones, including sapphire, garnet and peridot. I like designing personal ornaments and have exhibited them also at Slovenian festivals. Gemstone working is what I like best.
A second generation Australian Slovenian, Sonia was born in Mt. Gambier, South Australia and in 1972 moved with her parents to Melbourne. She studied Metallurgical Engineering at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and graduated with Honours.
Brušenje in rezanje dragih kamnov in okraskov
Okrasne kamne sem začela rezati pri petnajstih letih. Pozneje sem študirala brušenje dragih kamnov. Rezala sem razlicne vrste dragih kamnov, med drugim safirje, garnete in peridote. Rada desajnam osebne okraske in sem jih razstavljala na slovenskih festivalih. Z dragimi kamni se najrajši ukvarjam.
Mlada avstralska Slovenka druge generacije, Sonia je bila rojena v Mt.Gambier, v Južni Avstraliji. Leta 1972 se je s starši preselila v Melbourne. Študirala je Metallurgical Engneering na RMIT in dokončala študije z odliko.