MEET OUR CREATIVE TEAM
Owners, Dave and Sherrie Rabellino were high school sweethearts who began their lives together, as well as their jewelry careers on October 15, 1977. They opened their first jewelry store in Northern California which was successful for many years. In 1996, they decided to move their family to Prescott, Arizona and open The Artful Eye Jewelers
Dave Rabellino
Owner, Designer & Award Winning Goldsmith
Dave is an award winning jewelry designer. He has been designing and creating jewelry for over 40 years. His handcrafted jewelry is known for incredible detail, distinctive quality and original designs you won’t see anywhere else. His jewelry designs have earned numerous National Awards and in 2014, Artful Eye was named one of Americas Coolest Stores by Instore Magazine.
In his free time, Dave loves being outdoors and enjoys his yearly salmon fishing trips to Alaska.
Sherrie Rabellino
Owner, Designer, Graduate Gemologist, GIA
Sherrie is one of our Jewelry Designers and Graduate Gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and has been designing and selling jewelry for over 40 years. Her specialty is working with customers’ old jewelry and creating it into something beautiful that they would love to wear again. She hand selects each of the finest gemstones from all over the world to find the best value for their customers and one-of-a-kind pieces.
Sherrie loves spending time on the golf course, hiking and spoiling her grandchildren.
Cara Pfeiffer
Store Manager, Designer, Diamond Buyer
For Cara, The Artful Eye Jewelers has always been a family business. As a teenager, she created her own line of earrings to sell at craft shows to pay for her love of horses. Cara graduated with a Bachelor Degree from University of Arizona and began pursuing her career in the equine industry for the next 10 years. In 2007, she returned home to work at Artful Eye as a Bookkeeper and then a Sales Associate. Over the years she graduated from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and is now a Certified Jewelry Professional. She is now the Store Manager, Diamond Grader and Diamond Buyer.
Cara enjoys spending time with her family, riding her horse and fostering animals for the local humane society.
Kevin O’Neill
Award Winning Goldsmith & Lapidary Artist
Kevin has been with The Artful Eye Jewelers since 2000 and is our Award Winning Designer and Goldsmith. He is best known for his beautiful Intarsia mosaics which are both art and jewelry. He also designs and creates many of the gold and gemstone jewelry sold exclusively at the Artful Eye. Many of his pieces have won National Design Awards.
Kevin is often found mountain biking and off-roading in his jeep with his family.
Holly Stringer
Award Winning Designer, CAD/CAM Artist, Photographer
Holly has been with The Artful Eye since 2006 and is an award winning CAD/CAM Jewelry Designer. She designs and creates our computer aided master models. Our 3D printer allows her to create intricate and detailed custom designs. She has an eye for detail which shows in each piece she creates. Holly is also our store photographer and marketing designer.
Holly loves snowboarding and collecting rare gems and minerals.
Cheryl Peteet
Jewelry Sales Professional, Buyer
Cheryl graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration. She has been our Lead Jewelry Sales Professional and Jewelry Buyer since 2004. She also specializes in giving customers our signature, excellent customer service every day.
Cheryl has been practicing Wing Chun Kung Fu for 20 years and loves hiking around Arizona.
Artful Eye Prestigious Awards:
National Jewelry Design Competition Awards: 2007 – 2018
Americas Coolest Store National
Superlative Design and Innovation Award Winner: 2008
Master Jeweler, Independent Jewelers Organization
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