mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 12, 2012 19:38:12 GMT -5
Hi All, I just finished this today. It is all made out of petrified wood except for the sepals and stem, which are malachite. The thinner and lighter yellow/orange colored frame is made from the same piece of petrified wood as the rose is. Unfortunately, I don't know where that piece came from, because I got it from from an estate sale. The background for the rose and the outer frame are both petrified wood from Saddle Mountain, WA. Picture taken in the light box:  For size comparison (fluorescent lighting):  I hope you enjoyed the photos. |
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Post by NatureNut on Nov 12, 2012 20:15:58 GMT -5
Garry, you are a true inspiration. I love how the grain goes, giving it a look that the background is going back and away from the rose. A true work of art.
Jo
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Post by Thunder69 on Nov 12, 2012 20:50:51 GMT -5
When will I see it in the Rock And Gem magazine as Lapidairy of The month....Cause that is outstanding...You really need to submit it ...John
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2012 21:20:26 GMT -5
Great work. The yellow rose even matches your china pattern!
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Post by Rockhobbit on Nov 12, 2012 21:22:29 GMT -5
THAT is amazing!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2012 22:19:36 GMT -5
I am truly amazed. You are one hell of an artist. Wow
Jim
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 12, 2012 22:37:06 GMT -5
What a MASTERPIECE, Garry! Any praise words get pale for the beauty you made.
Adrian
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Post by roy on Nov 13, 2012 0:29:37 GMT -5
holy cow how long did it take to make this? that it awesome!!!
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 13, 2012 1:00:22 GMT -5
Awesome indeed. That is a work of art.
Lee
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Nov 13, 2012 9:17:19 GMT -5
Very beautiful!
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 13, 2012 13:48:48 GMT -5
holy cow how long did it take to make this? that it awesome!!! Thanks for you comments! Roy, I have about 50 hours into this piece. This is my first flower and I should get faster on the next one because I had quite a bit of rework on this one. |
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Post by mohs on Nov 13, 2012 22:40:42 GMT -5
That flower as depth dimension!
a large piece
did use use a vibrator sander?
I'm just sort of half joking about that
I once made a yin~yang
that took me 15 hours
I think I better enroll in your school, Garry
best
Ed
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Post by gingerkid on Nov 14, 2012 6:55:05 GMT -5
Wow, that is a beautiful piece of art!! I'm with John and wonder when will we will be seeing your pieces submitted as the R&G Lapidary of the Month?  Great work. The yellow rose even matches your china pattern! Just noticed that, too!!  |
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Post by beefjello on Nov 14, 2012 19:27:23 GMT -5
This has to be one of the greatest stone creations I have every seen!! Truly amazing work Garry!
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Post by superioragates on Nov 15, 2012 10:19:40 GMT -5
oh wow!!
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colliel82
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Post by colliel82 on Nov 15, 2012 14:16:49 GMT -5
That is a wonderful piece of art. Couple of questions if you don't mind. How thick are the slabs you used to make this? What did you use to shape the edges? I"m sure you had to look at a lot of rock to get the right patterns and colors.
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 15, 2012 19:30:42 GMT -5
That is a wonderful piece of art. Couple of questions if you don't mind. How thick are the slabs you used to make this? What did you use to shape the edges? I"m sure you had to look at a lot of rock to get the right patterns and colors. Thanks for all your comments. Colliel82, I used standard thickness slabs ranging from 3/16" to 1/4" thick. Because there were some differences of thicknesses I assembled it face down when gluing. For shaping tools, I used mostly my trim saw, but also used my flex shaft tool with diamond bits. I used to go to the Boeing Surplus Store (now closed) and buy some of the diamond bits they had there, so I used some of those too. Yes, I did look at a lot of slabs for this creation - I've still got slabs laying everywhere. Guess it's time to box em up again. |
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Post by TByrd on Nov 15, 2012 19:47:12 GMT -5
That is beautiful, that is what I want to do.
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colliel82
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Post by colliel82 on Nov 15, 2012 19:53:57 GMT -5
Oh don't box up the slabs............make another picture for us to look at. Assembling it face down is a good tip, thanks for the info .
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Post by talkingstones on Nov 15, 2012 21:44:13 GMT -5
Breathtaking!!!
Cathy
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