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Post by rockjunquie on May 21, 2020 18:23:09 GMT -5
So, here's the last of them. Mind you, I wanted to wrap each one differently. That became a challenge with so many having the same shape- and a sometimes difficult one to wrap, at that.
This was the biggest cab and the least favorite of mine to wrap. I wanted to do something cool with that line in the stone, but I couldn't work around the the cab and the shape, so I added a lot of sweeping wire to (hopefully) compliment the line. It hands really well and the heart shapes become more evident. This is a big stone, so I added a prefab bail to keep the size down and keep it free swinging. 
This is a beautiful high dome cab, so I let the side wire hug the stone. 
This one started out much differently. I almost scrapped it when my plans went awry, but it grew on me, so I kept it. 
Thanks for looking!
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Post by stonemon on May 21, 2020 18:26:22 GMT -5
Really great wraps Tela!
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Post by opalpyrexia on May 21, 2020 20:21:54 GMT -5
Wonderful work — as expected! I like the way that keeper wire at the bottom of the first design echoes the curving lines in that area. Your palm root design is my favorite. The multiple lines on either side and the connection between those and the bail give the cab 'visual weight' and add emphasis to the two contrasting root patterns and colors.
Like your brief backstories, too.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 21, 2020 21:09:51 GMT -5
Gorgeous, Tela! I love the palm root.  |
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Post by knave on May 21, 2020 21:11:25 GMT -5
That’s a high benchmark, Tela and Paul!
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Post by mohs on May 22, 2020 1:22:40 GMT -5
all the stones and wraps are top shelf but the least favorite difficult wrap is the one Tela ! yellow hued orpiment seems to swim saffron shade & rolls that stone like a musical note sways ‘n splays & is way yea which is tops heart shape aperitif very neat !  Ed |
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Post by aDave on May 22, 2020 1:35:17 GMT -5
They all look great, but I really like what you did with the last one. The outside wire to add symmetry to the entire piece is a great touch.
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Post by miket on May 22, 2020 9:49:07 GMT -5
Gorgeous work as always, Tela. I really like them all, but my favorite is the Palm Root. By the way, you know I'm taking notes...  |
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Post by drocknut on May 26, 2020 18:11:53 GMT -5
Awesome, all of them. My favorite is the last one. Great patterns and colors as well as well balanced wrap.
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Post by El JeffA on May 26, 2020 19:18:56 GMT -5
You did a wonderful job on them all Tela rockjunquie . And Paul @hookedonrocks has the skills to create awesome cabs! Great job! |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 20:14:15 GMT -5
whoaaaa! holy wrapmasteress! they are all super....But?  that amy sage with the little extra whoopty woo on the right side? fricken killer maybe time for another auction ?  don't think Tommy has his pants dry yet from the last one |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 6:08:47 GMT -5
You did a wonderful job on them all Tela rockjunquie . And Paul @hookedonrocks has the skills to create awesome cabs! Great job! Thsnks Jeff! |
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Post by rmf on May 27, 2020 7:51:14 GMT -5
rockjunquie those are nice wraps. Are you using sterling wire there?
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Post by rockjunquie on May 27, 2020 8:17:58 GMT -5
rockjunquie those are nice wraps. Are you using sterling wire there? Yes, it's all sterling silver. |
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Post by Dr DG on May 27, 2020 18:38:34 GMT -5
rockjunquie I'm a little jealous , those I my type of cabochons I like to wrap. All of them are very nice.
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Post by RocksInNJ on May 29, 2020 16:39:29 GMT -5
As always, excellent work. The last two are my favorites. Absolutely stunning.
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Post by NevadaBill on Jun 1, 2020 18:26:25 GMT -5
Those are all beautiful. Each one looks like a museum collection piece. The material is unbelievable too. All of them. I like how you never seem to mar up the wires.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 1, 2020 19:31:25 GMT -5
Those are all beautiful. Each one looks like a museum collection piece. The material is unbelievable too. All of them. I like how you never seem to mar up the wires. I sometimes mar the wire, but not very often and now that I got new glasses, I probably won't at all. LOL! |
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Post by takecouragedesigns on Sept 25, 2020 21:12:57 GMT -5
Simple elegance as always, Tela!
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Post by orrum on Sept 26, 2020 6:25:25 GMT -5
Tela you are still the one and only!
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