followthatcab
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Post by followthatcab on May 24, 2019 18:22:57 GMT -5
So here is the third Cab That Slab game: mark what you think would be the best cabochon! I’ll immediately confess I cheated a bit when I selected the next slab for this game – because this isn’t actually a slab. Yes, shame on me.  I picked two large polished agate halves from a country next door to mine instead, from Freisen, Germany. Apart from currently not having any slabs that would suit this contest, I thought it would be interesting to choose a material that most of you probably haven’t seen too often. And what’s worse: I probably won’t cut this pair up, I’ll be honest about that. But… I’d absolutely love to see what kind of unique cabs are hiding in there and what great ideas all of you will come up with! So gather your photo editing software (or your printer) pronto, download the pictures and do your virtual cabbing thing before June 3! The winner of the poll will get to start the next contest. And since postage rates to and from the Netherlands don’t come cheap I made a special arrangement with Tommy (which consists of him being entirely too accommodating for his own good): he will personally ship a rock-themed surprise package to the new Cab That Slab champion!  dimensions: 160 mm x 150mm / 6.3 inches x 5.9 inches Click here: Full size picture #1 (I hope this link works)  dimensions: 170 mm x 160 mm / 6.7 inches x 6.3 inches Click here: Full size picture #2A bit more information about these pieces of agate: Like I said they’re from Freisen in Germany, which is close to Idar-Oberstein and not far from the French and Luxembourgish border. The agates from this location are quite diverse, but the salmon pink is somewhat a recurring theme. The light greyish green parts on these halves are also fairly typical, they’re much softer than the agate and are prone to undercutting. Which actually also happened with this pair, but I happen to like the effect on them. The dark grey bits are matrix – but personally I’ve always liked cabs with some well-placed matrix. Matter of taste though. Have fun everybody! |
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Post by rockjunquie on May 24, 2019 19:33:02 GMT -5
Sweet! Something entirely new! Downloading now...
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Post by rockjunquie on May 24, 2019 21:11:59 GMT -5
ok, I'm ready. This was a tough one! I printed it out at as close to the right size as I could get and marked out a 40x23mm cab. I chose the area because I was immediately drawn to how it looks like some kind of writing- like Japanese. I imagine it is part of a Haiku. Other areas looked like European aerial maps to me. But this is what really stuck out. Very cool material.  I think my printer colors are off.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 24, 2019 22:43:17 GMT -5
Tela's Haiku poem Amid stony peach beauty Japanese writing
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Post by fernwood on May 25, 2019 7:31:57 GMT -5
Eye of the Tiger. Sorry, my PSE was acting up, so had to freehand this. The image of an eye popped out at me.   |
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 25, 2019 10:00:41 GMT -5
  Never made a cab in real life so this is closest thing to it. Crudely done in paint and probably too big for cabochon but here it is. Jellyfish swimming in the ocean! |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on May 25, 2019 10:22:04 GMT -5
Those are awesome entries so far. hummingbirdstones said what my mind had already said when I looked at rockjunquie's piece - it looked like stylized Japanese writing. I'm gonna have to try to plug my left brain into my right brain and see if I can get an artistic connection going. It's never easy with this brain I've been dealt - I always have scored in the 'analytical' quadrant on personality tests which doesn't mean a whole lot other than my brain tries absolutes, black and whites. |
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Post by fernwood on May 25, 2019 10:29:13 GMT -5
Those are awesome entries so far. hummingbirdstones said what my mind had already said when I looked at rockjunquie 's piece - it looked like stylized Japanese writing. I'm gonna have to try to plug my left brain into my right brain and see if I can get an artistic connection going. It's never easy with this brain I've been dealt - I always have scored in the 'analytical' quadrant on personality tests which doesn't mean a whole lot other than my brain tries absolutes, black and whites. Sometimes when composing cabs, I take a photo of the slab and convert it to gray scale. The patterns jump out without the distractions of colors. |
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Post by rockjunquie on May 25, 2019 12:35:50 GMT -5
Those are awesome entries so far. hummingbirdstones said what my mind had already said when I looked at rockjunquie 's piece - it looked like stylized Japanese writing. I'm gonna have to try to plug my left brain into my right brain and see if I can get an artistic connection going. It's never easy with this brain I've been dealt - I always have scored in the 'analytical' quadrant on personality tests which doesn't mean a whole lot other than my brain tries absolutes, black and whites. Shame on you. You didn't read my post.  Robin hummingbirdstones came up with the poem that I envisioned. (And, she did a great job of it, too. ) I chose that pattern because it looked like it could be Japanese writing. You may THINK you don't have a head for these things, but you DO have a head for cabs! I think your cabs are awesome and I am always amazed how you seem to nail it every time. |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on May 25, 2019 16:20:25 GMT -5
Shame on you. You didn't read my post. Robin hummingbirdstones came up with the poem that I envisioned. (And, she did a great job of it, too. ) I chose that pattern because it looked like it could be Japanese writing. LOL guilty as charged. Did I mention I have a short attention span? I'm lucky if I can get through an entire paragraph without jumping to the next one.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on May 25, 2019 16:21:30 GMT -5
Shame on you. You didn't read my post. Robin hummingbirdstones came up with the poem that I envisioned. (And, she did a great job of it, too. ) I chose that pattern because it looked like it could be Japanese writing. LOL guilty as charged. Did I mention I have a short attention span? I'm lucky if I can get through an entire paragraph without jumping to the next one.  There's a medicine for that. LOL! I take it every day... or else. |
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Post by Tommy on May 25, 2019 16:37:29 GMT -5
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Post by MsAli on May 25, 2019 16:38:48 GMT -5
This slab has so much going on and some very interesting things at that
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Post by MsAli on May 25, 2019 16:45:06 GMT -5
I can't edit on my phone as much as I'd like This is from the second slab  |
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Post by fernwood on May 25, 2019 18:59:02 GMT -5
Tommy Yes! You nailed it. MsAli. A lot of great stuff going on in that.
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pocketfullarocks
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Post by pocketfullarocks on May 25, 2019 21:15:36 GMT -5
One of my favorite artists is Gustav Klimt (of Austria) and one of my favorites of his paintings is "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" of which I find the pattern within the horizontal oval shape quite reminiscent. Like the golden threads in a heavy, brocade tapestry. The oval beneath, well, I just liked the look of that spot! LOL! Sometimes its as simple as that. I want to comment that way, way back in the 70's a family friend was stationed in Germany after a stint in Viet Nam and it was in or near Idar-Oberstein, of which he spoke very fondly. I think he found the area very healing after the atmosphere he encountered in the war.   |
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Post by MsAli on May 25, 2019 21:27:10 GMT -5
One of my favorite artists is Gustav Klimt (of Austria) and one of my favorites of his paintings is "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" of which I find the pattern within the horizontal oval shape quite reminiscent. Like the golden threads in a heavy, brocade tapestry. The oval beneath, well, I just liked the look of that spot! LOL! Sometimes its as simple as that. I want to comment that way, way back in the 70's a family friend was stationed in Germany after a stint in Viet Nam and it was in or near Idar-Oberstein, of which he spoke very fondly. I think he found the area very healing after the atmosphere he encountered in the war. Great eye! |
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Post by MsAli on May 25, 2019 21:28:09 GMT -5
Tommy Yes! You nailed it. MsAli . A lot of great stuff going on in that. There is a chicken fighting a cobra And no I havent been taking any drugs There is also something else in it I found very immaturely funny |
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Post by rockjunquie on May 25, 2019 21:52:35 GMT -5
One of my favorite artists is Gustav Klimt (of Austria) and one of my favorites of his paintings is "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" of which I find the pattern within the horizontal oval shape quite reminiscent. Like the golden threads in a heavy, brocade tapestry. The oval beneath, well, I just liked the look of that spot! LOL! Sometimes its as simple as that. I want to comment that way, way back in the 70's a family friend was stationed in Germany after a stint in Viet Nam and it was in or near Idar-Oberstein, of which he spoke very fondly. I think he found the area very healing after the atmosphere he encountered in the war. I totally see that! Good one! |
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Post by rockjunquie on May 25, 2019 21:54:05 GMT -5
I can't edit on my phone as much as I'd like This is from the second slab I see an old map of the Atlantic coast of New England. Both sides of the slab really reminded me of maps. |
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I picked two large polished agate halves from a country next door to mine instead, from Freisen, Germany. Apart from currently not having any slabs that would suit this contest, I thought it would be interesting to choose a material that most of you probably haven’t seen too often. 
Robin 
