Christine’s personal philosophy is to “always keep learning and growing.” That relentless dedication to her craft is apparent in her jewelry designs, where she always ensures each piece looks and feels just right. Though she’s only been with James Avery a short time, she shares the same deep appreciation for the brand as people who’ve worked here for decades, and embraces the idea that everything should be crafted with heart.

Mary loves everything about her job at James Avery: the family atmosphere, the heritage of integrity, and the work she does every day crafting handmade artisan pieces. She loves knowing that each piece she creates is going to be unique and different, yet beautiful in its own way. Mary’s favorite James Avery pieces are our butterfly designs, as they gracefully represent the feelings of happiness, freedom and renewal.

Having grown up in Kerrville, Tucar has been around James Avery his entire life. So it’s almost no coincidence that Tucar ended up working for James Avery for the last 10 years. Like our founder, Tucar believes in quality over quantity when designing jewelry and crafting pieces with meaning. He enjoys seeing satisfied Customers outside of work, and even seeing people wearing James Avery pieces all over the world when he travels.

Phil has designed jewelry for James Avery for over 19 years. He worked closely with our founder and carries forward Mr. Avery’s desire to do the right thing, not the easy thing. Phil finds inspiration for his designs through family connection, faith, painting and drawing, sailing and traveling.

In a short time, Grace learned a whole spectrum of the jewelry- making process, from the intricacies of enameling to Customer connection in engraving. Grace’s favorite part of her job is creating pieces that have so much meaning – from wedding bands to Mother’s Day charms – and seeing Customers so happy with their pieces. Like many, she enjoys the family-like environment, especially since her dad works here, too.