THE JEWELER’S TOUCH
A love of community and the desire to make quality jewelry are the forces that have driven Jay Harrison for several years in his roles as owner and jeweler at The Jeweler’s Touch in Heber Springs. “I love small-town people,” said Harrison, who opened his shop in Heber Springs after working and learning under the direction of Bobby Wilkerson, owner of Wilkerson’s jewelry store in Stuttgart. “I was a police of ceranda jeweler,” Harrison said. “I worked both jobs.” Harrison carries a variety of watches, including Seiko and Pulsar. But Harrison boasts that he is the only dealer of Black Hills brand gold, saying it is “one of the things you aren’t going to nd in the state of Arkansas.” But where Harrison really gets his customers involved is in jewelry design. “Everybody has their own ideas. I make lots of jewelry, and I try to keep everybody in mind with what they like,” Harrison said. It’s all part of Harrison’s main objective. “Making them happy,” Harrison said of his customers. “I like to see them smile.”