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skystone
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« on: September 19, 2012, 10:27:37 pm » |
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These are a couple of necklaces I've been working on the last few days. The Buterfly is Kingman Turq. (what else? LOL) with a lapis body. I just got the Turq. beads at Colbaugh (made from the same rough as the wings). the other one is some of the Turq. I just bought from Colbaugh & Rhodochrosite. I decided to alternate between stones, shape & stamping only on the triangular pieces. Just to vary the texture & contrast of the stones & the settings. Pix are not the best the auto focus on my dig. camera didn't seem to want to focus right with the lighting I had. Hope you like them & thanks for taking the time to have a look see. Mike buterfly    back  Turq. & Rhodo.    Hope I sized these right LOL |
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Steve
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« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2012, 08:56:15 am » |
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Hope I sized these right LOL
I'm getting small photos, like in a catalog................can't see any of your great details................  |
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Mark
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« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2012, 09:52:39 am » |
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They are kool. Love the turqoise wings with the brown patches and how you matched them up.
Yes the pics are small, but i just hold down the "Ctrl" key at the left bottom corner and then hit the "+" key to enlarge the browser window until its big enough to see.
Mark
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skystone
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« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2012, 10:42:02 am » |
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Photobucket has changed their photo editing software. I'll see if I can get them bigger. That's not a fracture in the Lapis body but a thin veine of calcite.
Mike
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skystone
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« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2012, 11:12:55 am » |
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Ok let's try this again. I had to re-upload the pix to a different folder & size them larger. Mike    back  Turq. & Rhodo.    I hate it when they change programs. Just when you get used to doing it one way then? |
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Steve
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« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2012, 11:32:10 am » |
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Wow.........that butterflied Kingman for the butterfly wings is fantastic.....and the Rhodochrosite & Turquoise is sweet......  |
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skystone
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« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2012, 11:48:20 am » |
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Thaks Steve
Yes being able to use book matched slabs for the wings. Is one of the great things about doing your own lapidary & buying the rough by the pound.
Mike
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helens
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« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2012, 11:52:21 am » |
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Very interesting pieces!!! Can definitely tell the workmanship!!
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« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2012, 11:54:49 am » |
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That's better. Nice...
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-Gary
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drocknut
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« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2012, 11:56:03 am » |
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 I can't see the pictures on this one either. I wanna see....dang computer stuff. Aha, now I can see them. Beautiful work, I love the butterfly.
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« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2012, 03:45:07 pm » |
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Nice job on the book matched wings for sure. However I really like that second piece better somehow. Nice work on both of them.  |
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« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2012, 04:20:52 pm » |
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Lovely workmanship and I adore the color-contrast.  |
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« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2012, 04:24:15 pm » |
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Mike, absolutely great work per your standards!!!
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« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2012, 09:50:19 pm » |
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Mike, absolutely great work per your standards!!!
As with Dave and all the others, Mike you sure haven't lost your touch. You hunkered down real quickly to get those done. Lovely, lovely, lovely............... 39don |
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« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2012, 08:17:27 pm » |
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Really like your detail work with the twisted wire.
RickN
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