The Sea is Calling, Blue Sapphire & Diamond Necklace

The Secret to Selecting
The Best Blue Sapphires

The owner of Cross Jewelers shares his thoughts on blue sapphires, how he selects sapphires, and what makes our sapphire collection different from most other jewelers.

The Sea is Calling

He said, “…I come here every year because I have to.
I come here to relax, reset, and restore.”

I try to make it to Monhegan Island every year since I first discovered it’s magic more than twenty years ago. Monhegan lies about 12 miles off the mid-coast of Maine. It’s a destination for artists, nature lovers, and anyone who’s looking for a “reset”.

On one of my early visits, fresh off the boat and still on mainland time, I quickly crossed the island woods trail looking for a remote spot on one of Monhegan’s highest cliffs. I thrashed through the brush and came upon a man sitting on a cliff edge looking out to sea. I stopped. He was back to. He spoke without turning, “I come here every year to sit on this cliff.” He paused, then continued softly, “I live in New Jersey. I come here every year because I have to. I come here to relax, reset, and restore.”

I stood silently for a moment, then said, “I understand”. I looked at the ocean then quietly backed away. I really do understand the need for quiet time by the sea. There is a healing property to the open expanse, the fresh air, the sound of waves and the rhythm of the tides.

– The photo above shows the cliffs on the backside of Monhegan Island.

The Sea is Calling

The ocean is magic, Maine is magic. Millions come to Maine each year looking for something, some internal connection to nature and the sea. Our Sea is Calling necklace has a deep ocean blue sapphire at the center. A diamond halo compass surrounds, leading you to where you truly find peace. The sea is indeed calling.

Monhegan Island

If you’re looking for shopping, a vibrant restaurant scene, or a list of “things to do, places to go”, I’d advise looking elsewhere. Visiting Monhegan is like going back in time with an aura of the world 100 years ago. Time flows differently on an island, it slows, and on Monhegan this is truer than any other peopled Maine island I’ve visited with the exception of perhaps Matinicus, an even more remote island outpost.

Painting Diamond Light
What stirs the soul? What motivates and inspires?

A poet with words, a painter with a brush, a jeweler with diamonds – each tries to capture the beauty of glittering sunlight on the sea. While Mother Nature will always do it best, we will always be inspired to capture beauty, wherever it resides.

The sapphire in the Sea is Calling Necklace is cobalt blue swept from the artists’ palette. A blue sapphire sea framed with a diamond compass. The compass points home; the sea is calling.

Video taken at Two Lights State Park, Cape Elizabeth Maine on a fall morning.  High 40’s with a steady breeze.