Inspired by Chinese art and lore‎,‎ Western art and music‎,‎ and the natural world‎,‎ Anna Hus exquisitely designed and executed pieces have catapulted her to the top of the jewelry firmament in a few short years‎.‎ This luxurious volume celebrates the completion of Anna Hus first 100 works‎,‎ or ‎"‎Opus 1‎"‎‎,‎ as she calls the collection‎.‎ Its texts address various aspects of Anna Hus work‎,‎ including the relationship between her jewelry and fashion‎,‎ the impact that her passionate study of the cello has had on her jewelry design‎,‎ and the remarkable gemstones that inspired her to make some of her most virtuosic pieces‎.‎ But the pieces de resistance of the book are the pieces themselves‎,‎ many of them exquisitely photographed by master jewelry photographer David Behl‎.‎ Some are as intricate as Chinese embroidery‎;‎ others are as ethereal and delicate as butterflies‎;‎ still others are jeweled reinterpretations of timeless works of music and art‎,‎ from Beethovens Moonlight Sonata and Puccinis Turandot to Monets ‎"‎Water Lilies‎"‎ and Van Goghs ‎"‎Irises‎"‎‎.‎ All in‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎