mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 13, 2015 13:03:06 GMT -5
My friend, Woody, and his wife, Kathy, met Dale Hewitt at the Amethyst sage pit and bought some interesting material from him. Dale said the pink/salmon color is what a lot of the people are looking for nowadays. Woody gave me a slab from the site and this is what I made from it. It is 3" wide. This material has a few calcite spots in it and is generally softer than the other amethyst sage, but the colors are striking for material from this site. I thought the other side of the slab was nicer, but it didn't have the horse in it. See the horse (if you're into caveman drawings)? It's a buckskin. The buckskin color is better when seen in person. Thanks for looking!
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Post by mohs on Nov 13, 2015 14:22:30 GMT -5
archaic & paleolithic ^ worthy of the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave that was a mouthful good to see ya back in the grind!
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 13, 2015 15:12:13 GMT -5
Nice intarsia. We picked up some Amethyst sage Dale had at the polkadot claim back in September. We were looking for purple so I don't know if we got any pink, now I want to check.
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Post by Pat on Nov 13, 2015 16:08:01 GMT -5
That's beautiful! Never saw amy sage in pink, though I have heard that it comes in many colors.
Yes, that is a wonderful horse!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 14, 2015 9:41:11 GMT -5
WOW! I like that better,the colors really POP!
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Tom
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My dad Tom suddenly passed away yesterday, Just wanted his "rock" family to know.
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Post by Tom on Nov 16, 2015 21:39:58 GMT -5
Nice work and yes I see the horse very well:)
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Nov 18, 2015 9:07:12 GMT -5
Your work is inspiring, Gerry. That horse is fantastic! Thanks for showing us.
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adrian65
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Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 19, 2015 12:43:00 GMT -5
Superb colors, and those lines reminding the ancient cave paintings are priceless. Astonishing work, as always!
Adrian
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Post by beefjello on Nov 19, 2015 20:16:30 GMT -5
Great to see your work again Garry! I definitely see the equine cave painting.. too cool!
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 19, 2015 22:48:56 GMT -5
Thanks for your kind comments. It's good to hear from all of you, both new friends and old.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Nov 20, 2015 6:47:10 GMT -5
Salmon not such a common color in the rock world. I do find pet coral w/fine salmons. Fine material there.
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Post by drocknut on Nov 20, 2015 10:56:05 GMT -5
That color is beautiful. You did a great job showing off the horse cave painting.
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