Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2007 22:01:48 GMT -5
I was lucky enough to get down to Big Sur the week before the festival to relax and soak up the scenery and meet up with friends. The weather was exceptional-- warm wtih clear skies. It was a perfect week. The event was a huge success in my opinion. There were pretty good crowds, a very lucky thing as Cal Trans blockked off most of the road in front of the festival, itself.
There was non stop live music, guest speakers, belly dancing and of course jade from all over the world. The Saturday night dance party was a lot of fun, too. On hand, too, at the festival were some famous jade carvers. As far as rock shows go this was by far the coolest one I have been to so far. The festival went on for 3 days and there were many a vendor to choose from. All had very unique items to sell and look over. The main reason I go is for the local jade found in the area by divers. To me this is one of the most beautiful nephrite jade in the world and has many different shades of green and even blue. Collecting this material is very dangerous. Divers risk life and limb for it. There were several pieces on hand and some beautifully polished. Here are some of the photos I took. If anyone else has any, by all means post them up.
A freeform jade cobble by Stu Scully:
A gorgeous jade plate found and polish by Luke Curtice. This peice is in the collection of Kenny Comello:
Legendary diver Luke Curtice. Luke has perfected a way of polishing ocean boulders to a mirrior finish. These are some of his peices:
Lukes blue "jade mountain"
Another large carving by Luke. This peice is spectacular and photos don't do it justice
A side shot:
Blue & olive green:
Another blue:
Another great diver and excellant chef Tim Hall:
Tim's outragous jade bubble from Willow Creek:
Tim's perfected jade tumbles:
Silvery light green bar:
At the festival I had the pleasure to meet Don Salt. He is a world famous carver from New Zealand, here are some of his carvings:
Deborah Wilsons carvings are frist class and are simply stunning. Here is her display:
Entertainment during the festival:
Some various shots:
The Big Sur coast, a truely magical place:
There was non stop live music, guest speakers, belly dancing and of course jade from all over the world. The Saturday night dance party was a lot of fun, too. On hand, too, at the festival were some famous jade carvers. As far as rock shows go this was by far the coolest one I have been to so far. The festival went on for 3 days and there were many a vendor to choose from. All had very unique items to sell and look over. The main reason I go is for the local jade found in the area by divers. To me this is one of the most beautiful nephrite jade in the world and has many different shades of green and even blue. Collecting this material is very dangerous. Divers risk life and limb for it. There were several pieces on hand and some beautifully polished. Here are some of the photos I took. If anyone else has any, by all means post them up.
A freeform jade cobble by Stu Scully:
A gorgeous jade plate found and polish by Luke Curtice. This peice is in the collection of Kenny Comello:
Legendary diver Luke Curtice. Luke has perfected a way of polishing ocean boulders to a mirrior finish. These are some of his peices:
Lukes blue "jade mountain"
Another large carving by Luke. This peice is spectacular and photos don't do it justice
A side shot:
Blue & olive green:
Another blue:
Another great diver and excellant chef Tim Hall:
Tim's outragous jade bubble from Willow Creek:
Tim's perfected jade tumbles:
Silvery light green bar:
At the festival I had the pleasure to meet Don Salt. He is a world famous carver from New Zealand, here are some of his carvings:
Deborah Wilsons carvings are frist class and are simply stunning. Here is her display:
Entertainment during the festival:
Some various shots:
The Big Sur coast, a truely magical place: