yeahda1
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by yeahda1 on Jun 4, 2006 14:16:33 GMT -5
After going to all my puplic meetings I decided it was time to work on some fun stuff. Especially because I'm on the gallery tour for the art center next Saturday here is some of my latest. what do you think?  Petoskey stone pendant main stone is 2' by 3" 10mm petosky beads  laker Looks like Cher's twin and Mel do you recognise the firefly and srawberry jasper?  Blue tigers eye  Another blue tiger eye ,petoskey stone and a few others I can polish and do silver smithing better than take pictures but this gives an idea Dick B. |
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Post by Cher on Jun 4, 2006 14:36:47 GMT -5
Those are really cool I love that laker! And the petosky pendant is super!!
What is a gallery tour?
Do you take your things to the art center to display them?
Can you sell there or no?
Did you make the petosky beads too?
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Post by stoner on Jun 4, 2006 15:11:40 GMT -5
Nice looking pendants. I envy you being able to do the silversmithing as well as the cabbing. Maybe some day. Nice to see some of Mel's jaspers making it to other people.
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kjohn0102
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Post by kjohn0102 on Jun 4, 2006 17:14:18 GMT -5
Nice work Dick. My next goal is a fabrication class at a local art school that includes silversmithing.
kj
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yeahda1
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by yeahda1 on Jun 4, 2006 17:14:42 GMT -5
Cher,
you can take stuff to the art center and sell it but mine was setting there to long (long story) so I pulled it. they have 12 artists that open thier studios for the afternoon and people just go and visit them all 2/3 are painters the beads I got from kewanaee gems in the upper peninsula I have the info down in my shop I'll give it to you if you like ken is a great guy to work with. Dick B.
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Post by Cher on Jun 4, 2006 20:11:44 GMT -5
Ohh you have your own shop then? That's really cool Dick, I wish you lots of success and more sales coming up than you can handle.
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Post by joe on Jun 4, 2006 21:18:29 GMT -5
That is beautiful work and I think you'll do well with it. Good luck.
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Post by gemkoi on Jun 5, 2006 20:30:17 GMT -5
Very cool pieces yeahda1, i like the Frist pendant, and the laker pendants the best. Nice work and i know you do well in the art tour. WE have a local one twice a year here, and i keep telling myself i will be in it. But not untill i actaully have a studio to host it out of.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 8, 2006 10:57:30 GMT -5
Very nice Work- Hmmm hard to pick a favorite
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 8, 2006 13:53:11 GMT -5
dick i likeum all man but i realy like that petosky one very nice
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yeahda1
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by yeahda1 on Jun 8, 2006 17:28:50 GMT -5
Sandsman,
I have to admit that first petoskey started as a mistake it was the first slab off the stone and it went in the scrap bucket then I was playing around one night and was curious to see if I could do something with it it is to thin to polish (I thought) but it did well then my wife said put it in silver and make it with beads( and how many times have I said do you want to learn how? the answer is always no honey you do great work I'll just display it)lol but seriously thank you all for the compliments. Saturday is the day and the only thing left to do is mop the floor maybe take a picture well maybe after all it is clean and straightend up dosn't happen often
Dick
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Jun 8, 2006 22:36:10 GMT -5
That Petoskey piece is THE BOMB.
I'd wear it. Nice work. S
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 9, 2006 4:16:09 GMT -5
glad i don't have to pick a favorite because it would take a long while. they are all nice!
kim
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 14, 2006 15:10:21 GMT -5
Wow! Great job Dick! Someday I've got to learn how to do silversmithing. The stones look so much better that way than in standard storebought settings...mel
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