{"id":163,"date":"2011-09-27T21:22:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T21:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lapistree.wpengine.com\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2018-06-05T11:28:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T15:28:35","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-26b2e0068bc2b535fb5ee78df17e21d8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-26b2e0068bc2b535fb5ee78df17e21d8{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-26b2e0068bc2b535fb5ee78df17e21d8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-26b2e0068bc2b535fb5ee78df17e21d8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-26b2e0068bc2b535fb5ee78df17e21d8 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >About the Designer<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Diane Griswold Johnston&#8217;s unique jewelry designs have been a fashion staple since 1980.<\/p>\n<p>Her passion for animals is evident in her unique and whimsical designs with her signature gemstone pieces carved in the forms of\u00a0cats, dogs, horses, lions, owls and parrots.\u00a0 Diane artistically renders her creations with precious and colored stones set in 18 karat gold and platinum. Her collections have caught the eye of quite a following including former First Lady Laura Bush, Prince Charles and J.K. Rowlings.<\/p>\n<p>Her pearl and colored stone line is a popular item recreated in every color &#8211; truly &#8220;everyday wear&#8221;. Diane travels extensively as purveyor of Lapis Lazuli and many other colored stones, designing beautiful, versatile, wearable jewelry for women, men and cats.<\/p>\n<p>An equestrian since a young girl, Diane is a three time Circuit Champion Show Jumper in the Master&#8217;s Division of the Palm Beach Winter Equestrian Festival and many New England horse shows. She has designed an exclusive line of equestrian jewelry complete with hand carved horse heads in stones resembling the natural color of various horse breeds.<\/p>\n<p>The Lapis Tree, Ltd. is a member of the Jewelers Board of Trade and the American Gem Trade Association.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div id='av-masonry-1' class='av-masonry av-av_masonry_gallery-9552873427a9e9f6b1253e0d74771597 noHover av-fixed-size av-large-gap av-hover-overlay- av-masonry-animation-active av-masonry-col-2 av-caption-always av-caption-style- av-masonry-gallery ' data-post_id=\"163\"><div class=\"av-masonry-container isotope av-js-disabled\"><div class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item av-masonry-item-no-image '><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spencer367.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spencer367.jpg 367w, https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spencer367-300x253.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\"  aria-label=\"image spencer367\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-1995' data-av-masonry-item='1995' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-1995 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"spencer367\" alt=\"\"    itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spencer367.jpg);\"  title=\"spencer367\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alex-di-309.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alex-di-309.jpg 465w, https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alex-di-309-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alex-di-309-450x299.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\"  aria-label=\"image alex-di-309\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-2044' data-av-masonry-item='2044' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-2044 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"alex-di-309\" alt=\"\"    itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/alex-di-309.jpg);\"  title=\"alex-di-309\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-bbef519f6c317c94c6161a706cf2eb43\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-bbef519f6c317c94c6161a706cf2eb43 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-bbef519f6c317c94c6161a706cf2eb43 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-bbef519f6c317c94c6161a706cf2eb43 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-bbef519f6c317c94c6161a706cf2eb43 av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 fade-in avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>&#8220;King&#8221; &amp; Diane<br \/>\n3-time WEF Circuit Champion<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2038 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2038 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/spencer.jpg\" alt='Diane and Spencer' title='spencer'  height=\"510\" width=\"367\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/spencer.jpg 367w, https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/spencer-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapistree.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}