NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Nov 6, 2020 13:41:35 GMT -5
OK, without further ado, here is another batch of stones which I tried to mangle by bending and twisting some wire around the outsides!
P138 - Gunlock Blue Grey Agate - found in a new Utah location (thanks RWA3006 !), these Agates take on a blue hue. It is more obvious on a white background, so obviously I chose a dark brown rock to picture it with.
P139 - Tiny Variscite Egg - is miniscule. Possibly my smallest wrap ever. And it's chubby! Some swearing took place. It is some of the lighter of the Variscite collected North of Tonopah, NV.
P140 - Lisbon Beach Egg - during a recent trip, I found this little guy on the ground, on the coast in Portugal during a bus tour. It has Tigereye (hard to see) like inclusions (spelling) in it. And I wrapped it diagonally to show off those reflective lines. A small rock, I don't know what the rock is. And couldn't find other rough like it.
P141 - Chubby Dioptase And Copper - more finds from the Copper mine that I spent too much time digging at last year.
P142 - Anniversary Agate Barrel - another of the really chubby variety. The slick Agate surface adds additional complexity to getting wires to hold the rock inside.
P143 - Jade Green Seahorse - it isn't Jade. But rather a dark Dioptase or Malachite. A soft rock which is difficult to get a polish on. One of the tightest wraps ever, I introduced a crack to this one, which can be seen.
P146 - Lavic Butterscotch Egg - OK a short story. This is tiny (larger than a nickel). But the wrap did not start on this rock. It started on another rock (which is called Bambi) that I will post later. I didn't like my wrap though. And after Bambi was done, I pulled off the whole wrap (complete) off of Bambi. I got to thinking. I walked over and picked up this little Jasper guy and plopped the wire setting right on him. And with very little fudging, produced this pendant.
P150 - Columbia Copper Mine Conglomerate - I don't know. I have a couple chunks of this rock only. And it is from the Copper mines. In the middle was some Malachite, but it also had an interesting pattern. So I wrapped it. The surrounding stone is harder than the Malachite bit. The "eye of the storm" I guess...
Of note, there is a reason why the numbering of the projects (like P146 ... P150) has gaps in it. It is due to another batch of rocks callled the "Sister batch" that I wrapped in the meantime. And I wanted to group those together.
I should probably post those next since it would make more sense to see all of those other stones all together any way.
Thank you for stopping by!
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 6, 2020 13:49:45 GMT -5
Bill, I love your work! What really caught my eye was the composition of your photos. Love the backgrounds too. That blue stuff is killer.
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Post by Pat on Nov 6, 2020 13:56:49 GMT -5
Your wrappings make the ordinary look extraordinary. Thanks!
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Post by miket on Nov 6, 2020 15:25:13 GMT -5
Nice work, sir!
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 6, 2020 20:45:47 GMT -5
All are nice, but I really like the first one- both the wrap and the stone.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 6, 2020 21:40:00 GMT -5
Very nice work on those wraps. I have to agree that the first blue one is magnificent! Love it. I also really like the Lisbon Beach stone and wrap. Very creative!
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Nov 9, 2020 15:35:32 GMT -5
Bill, I love your work! What really caught my eye was the composition of your photos. Love the backgrounds too. That blue stuff is killer. Thanks RWA3006! I wanted to give a shout out to you just because I have you to thank for pointing me in the direction of my new fun location in Utah.
I like the blue too. I didn't notice readily, but had a bunch of it sitting in the gold pan one day next to some plain Jasper and this stuff was just glowing in the sun. Really weird. I should try to take a better picture.
I also have some cool Agate which is banded and translucent which I need to cut some time. It is more white (Chalcedony) though.
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Nov 9, 2020 15:36:29 GMT -5
Your wrappings make the ordinary look extraordinary. Thanks! Thank you! Honestly there is not much other way of describing the material that I find. Hehe. |
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Post by NevadaBill on Nov 9, 2020 15:40:04 GMT -5
All are nice, but I really like the first one- both the wrap and the stone. Thank you rockjunquie! I think I would have to agree with you on both accounts here also. I need to experiment with more varieties of prongs, since most people seem to prefer pendants of mine which have them. |
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Post by NevadaBill on Nov 9, 2020 15:49:53 GMT -5
Very nice work on those wraps. I have to agree that the first blue one is magnificent! Love it. I also really like the Lisbon Beach stone and wrap. Very creative! Very nice of you to say, Robin!
Actually the rock was found on a rocky cliff face (Cabo da Roca) high up. I was told at the time that the cape is the Western-most location that can be found in Europe. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 9, 2020 17:17:52 GMT -5
I know I'm late to the party, but all stunners! Another amazing group. Your wraps are exquisite Bill!  |
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Post by catskillrocks on Nov 11, 2020 12:05:16 GMT -5
Nice wrapping Bill. I really like the first
one as well as the Anniversary Agate Barrel.
The stone backgrounds are pretty neat too.
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Nov 12, 2020 12:39:35 GMT -5
I know I'm late to the party, but all stunners! Another amazing group. Your wraps are exquisite Bill! Kind of you to mention the "wrap" part in your comment, Jason! The RTH is so full of fabulous rock specimens, that I believe the average visitor is probably conditioned to simply look at the rock only. |
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