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« on: August 27, 2011, 09:28:53 pm » |
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2011, 09:36:45 pm » |
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Geez Mike, outstanding work!
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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2011, 09:44:03 pm » |
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Outstanding Mike. It is a pleasure to see your work. On the butterfly on the far right in the first photo, did you fabricate the bail? If so would you share how?
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EAGems
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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2011, 09:52:13 pm » |
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Wow. I really love your work! Each piece is just beautiful. I assume you cut and polished the tiny pieces as well? What patience you must have to work the pieces that are small enough for the eyes and body. Anyway, VERY nice!
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skystone
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« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2011, 09:54:22 pm » |
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Sure Christopher. A piece of diamond shaped 24ga sheet, 2 pieces of 20ga twisted wire bent to follow the outside edge. Solder down Stamp the design, bend in a tear, drop solder the tip 7 file flat on the tip. Bend a piece of 12ga 1/2 round in a small tear drop & solder to the upper piece. I'd already soldered the ring on the buterfly. So I put the small 1/2 round over it & soldered the top piece to it.
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skystone
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« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2011, 09:57:12 pm » |
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Thanks Rhonda. Yes I cut & polish all my own stones. The Chrysopraise head/eyes on the dragonfly is about the size of a pea. LOL
Mike
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« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2011, 10:05:03 pm » |
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Thanks Rhonda. Yes I cut & polish all my own stones. The Chrysopraise head/eyes on the dragonfly is about the size of a pea. LOL
The lapis eyes look even smaller. And the long, thin body on the dragonfly! ... Anyway, very, very nice. We just sold a batch of very small stones ... I try to make sure people know how small they are when I list pieces like that, and I KNOW that there are people who do cut and polish tiny pieces, but it awesome to see how those tiny type stones can be made into such works of art! |
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« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2011, 12:39:05 am » |
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You are an artist for sure ! Beautiful work.. As always !  |
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skystone
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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2011, 01:47:31 am » |
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The lapis eyes look even smaller
Yes they are 4mm. That's the size bezel cups I used. I generally like to make my own. But I had some 4mm ones that were about the right size.
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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2011, 01:57:26 am » |
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Absolutely stunning, hope they fly right off the shelves at an above average price> I particularly take a liking to the smaller butterfly. The color is just amazing. |
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2011, 10:46:43 am » |
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Really cool Mike. Can you do stick insects, like giant walking sticks? We'll have to classify you as an emtomolapidaryist.
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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2011, 11:13:40 am » |
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..........Those are really Great, excellent job on the stone selection and assembly. Did you do the rondell beads also? That's how I got into doing jewelry - working with a friend making strands of rondell beads from scratch for the Native American Artists/jewelers around New Mexico.
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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2011, 02:06:38 pm » |
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Mike, these are great and I love the necklaces too.
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skystone
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« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2011, 05:00:42 pm » |
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Thanks Steve no I didn't make the stone beads. I've thought about geting a small lath or something to do them though. It can be a pain trying to match up beads to the stones. Either they're too green or wrong matrix shade etc. I'll often take a couple of slabs of Turquoise & Variscite in my pocket when I go to look at beads. I was at the Gem Faire on Fri. buying beads & other stuff. Got a really nice nylon bag/cart that you stack riker mounts in or the plastic trays. To take with me when I go around to galleries showing my work.
Mike
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