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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 6, 2019 21:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 9, 2019 10:45:42 GMT -5
Intarsia with opals . . . yummmmm.
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Post by MsAli on Apr 9, 2019 11:29:52 GMT -5
YUMMMMMM is right!
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Post by peachfront on Apr 21, 2019 14:05:34 GMT -5
I own one of his pieces. I should try to find and photograph it. He made it in the early 1990s, which is when I got it.
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Post by peachfront on Apr 21, 2019 14:39:47 GMT -5
I own one of his pieces. I should try to find and photograph it. He made it in the early 1990s, which is when I got it. Hang on... rockjunquie I have found it. Fire Agate which I personally prefer to Opal because I assume it will stand up better to time. I actually passed over a number of opal pieces he had available at the time.  |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 21, 2019 15:36:33 GMT -5
Definitely beautiful.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2019 15:49:28 GMT -5
That's really gorgeous!
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Post by Tommy on Apr 23, 2019 11:15:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the education rockjunquie - I had never heard of this guy's work. I don't mean to cast shade on this but you would think that if it's worth the effort to sell this for $7500 it's worth the effort to choose a more professional looking backdrop than a paper towel. Also bottom middle green piece looks broken and don't even get me started on the blurry pictures. Blurry pictures are a serious pet peeve of mine especially when someone is asking big bucks for something. Edited to add: OK so they mentioned a "chipped corner" in the ad. That's more than just a chip it's broken!  peachfront that is a gorgeous piece! |
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 23, 2019 15:57:42 GMT -5
I spent a couple of hours talking and learning from him several years ago in Sedona, AZ, where he has (had?) a shop. Interesting guy with lots and lots of top-end contacts for rough, and a superb craftsman. I had this piece made for my wife and the opal's standing up just fine. I think it was the combination of opal and sugilite, especially, that got my attention. She loves it and wears it a lot.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 23, 2019 16:51:21 GMT -5
I spent a couple of hours talking and learning from him several years ago in Sedona, AZ, where he has (had?) a shop. Interesting guy with lots and lots of top-end contacts for rough, and a superb craftsman. I had this piece made for my wife and the opal's standing up just fine. I think it was the combination of opal and sugilite, especially, that got my attention. She loves it and wears it a lot. THAT is BEAUTIFUL! I'd wear it all the time. So, did the same guy make it? |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 23, 2019 16:52:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the education rockjunquie - I had never heard of this guy's work. I don't mean to cast shade on this but you would think that if it's worth the effort to sell this for $7500 it's worth the effort to choose a more professional looking backdrop than a paper towel. Also bottom middle green piece looks broken and don't even get me started on the blurry pictures. Blurry pictures are a serious pet peeve of mine especially when someone is asking big bucks for something. Edited to add: OK so they mentioned a "chipped corner" in the ad. That's more than just a chip it's broken!  peachfront that is a gorgeous piece! I agree. Not only is it a terrible way to sell, but it doesn't do the artist any justice at all. He deserves better than that. |
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 23, 2019 18:31:57 GMT -5
rockjunquie, thanks for the nice words. When I posted I was thinking this was a Kaufman creation. But when I mentioned it to my wife she remembered I got it from another intarsia artist in the New England area. Sadly I can't recall his name. It's a very nice piece I think.
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Post by peachfront on Apr 23, 2019 20:06:11 GMT -5
I spent a couple of hours talking and learning from him several years ago in Sedona, AZ, where he has (had?) a shop. Interesting guy with lots and lots of top-end contacts for rough, and a superb craftsman. I had this piece made for my wife and the opal's standing up just fine. I think it was the combination of opal and sugilite, especially, that got my attention. She loves it and wears it a lot. I met him too in 1992 when I bought my piece. He really is awesome! And I love your Opal but maybe in my heart I'm just a lovebug for Fire Agate. |
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Post by peachfront on Apr 23, 2019 20:09:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the education rockjunquie - I had never heard of this guy's work. I don't mean to cast shade on this but you would think that if it's worth the effort to sell this for $7500 it's worth the effort to choose a more professional looking backdrop than a paper towel. Also bottom middle green piece looks broken and don't even get me started on the blurry pictures. Blurry pictures are a serious pet peeve of mine especially when someone is asking big bucks for something. Edited to add: OK so they mentioned a "chipped corner" in the ad. That's more than just a chip it's broken! peachfront that is a gorgeous piece! I agree. Not only is it a terrible way to sell, but it doesn't do the artist any justice at all. He deserves better than that. The ad in the original link is on Ebay, is it not? And they say straight up this is a collection gathered by their mom in the 80s and 90s. The collection got some wear, and a piece got damaged, mom's gone, kid is selling. The artist has no control over any of that. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 23, 2019 20:15:58 GMT -5
I agree. Not only is it a terrible way to sell, but it doesn't do the artist any justice at all. He deserves better than that. The ad in the original link is on Ebay, is it not? And they say straight up this is a collection gathered by their mom in the 80s and 90s. The collection got some wear, and a piece got damaged, mom's gone, kid is selling. The artist has no control over any of that. I know that. I was making a general statement about his stature as a lapidary artist. It's sad to see his work reduced to such terrible pictures. They do seem underappreciated- which is why they are unloading them no doubt. |
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Post by peachfront on Apr 23, 2019 20:16:51 GMT -5
rockjunquie, thanks for the nice words. When I posted I was thinking this was a Kaufman creation. But when I mentioned it to my wife she remembered I got it from another intarsia artist in the New England area. Sadly I can't recall his name. It's a very nice piece I think. It was Jim Kaufmann. He was from New England. That's what your wife remembers. Because she probably met him out east, so did I. Sometime I'll dig out his biography for you. He developed a lot of ties in his younger years to helping native Americans sell tourist-type intarsia but he isn't a native from Sedona nor does he pretend to be. That piece is Jim Kaufmann, guaranteed. I can see it from here...either Jim himself or a Russian guy he worked with Nicolai Medvedev Nic Medvedev 1986 magazine story I saw some of those boxes too but in 1992 they were a bit pricey for me compared to the pendants. Now I wish I bought one while I had the opportunity. |
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Post by berfle on Jun 23, 2019 10:38:38 GMT -5
We had the pleasure of meeting Jim Kaufman at his store/shop in Sedona in the mid 1990’s. He was very nice and accommodating and at the time had been teaching Intarsia classes in his Lapidary shop behind the store. I had just recently started learning to make Intarsia and was awed by getting to see his work in person. I recall that after seeing his work and then meeeting him I kinda felt like Wayne and Garth in the scenes from the Wayne's World movies... “We’re Not Worthy!”
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 23, 2019 13:22:54 GMT -5
That is a level of art to aspire to.
Maybe one day...
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Post by intarsiawife on Jul 22, 2019 11:54:54 GMT -5
Hi all - found this forum while searching for something else and wanted to say how wonderful it is to still see that Jim is remembered and thought of even though he has stepped away from making Intarsia years ago. A combination of family issues plus eye strain had him taking a hiatus and he is now in a different field. It was nice to see all these beautiful pictures of his work and see that people still appreciate him. Am unlikely to stopping back this way, just wanted to say Thank you!
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Post by drocknut on Aug 15, 2019 16:42:39 GMT -5
Really cool pieces.
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