deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Aug 25, 2005 17:10:46 GMT -5
Hi All , You have met my wife a little while ago beside that huge petwood rockpile near Chinchilla. She has now taken to wirewrapping some of my polished stones and here are some pics of her first efforts. Some pics have NZ petwood of the southcoast as background and some my hand. She is showing the very first one around her neck. Enjoy     2 days ago we had a beautiful evening sky  on my rockhoundtrip I found my first agate on that beach, plus 4 pieces of petwood  and on a trip 9 days earlier I found a very nice piece of petwood which is being processed  the biggest piece in top left corner.  Thanks for looking Jack and Jeannine |
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 25, 2005 17:30:33 GMT -5
I LOOOVE the first one. They are all really well done, but something about that first one, simple and it fits the stone so well. What are the stones in the wraps?
I also love a beautiful evening sky. Looks like the clouds are reaching down to touch you.
Thanks for the pics, you two.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Aug 25, 2005 18:22:58 GMT -5
Jack- wow your wife has a real talent there Outstanding job- oh and nice rocks
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Post by connrock on Aug 25, 2005 18:45:49 GMT -5
Hi Jack,
How have you been?
Wire wrapping is an art in itself.Some pieces are over done with wire leaving the stone secondary.
Your wife has the natural "art" of wire wrapping and I think she can only get better with time!
Great job!!
The rocks you find on the beach are amazing!All we find here is dirty sand and dead muscles!! LOL
Thanks,,,,,,,,,
Tom
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Aug 25, 2005 20:58:40 GMT -5
Thanks for your positive comments, gives Jeannine a great boost. I too think that she is a natural artist. She sets her hands to many things in handcraft. The first stone is a ordinary beachpebble , with some quartz in it. Number 2 is a grossular and number 3 is a quartz. I have just finished a very nice piece of petwood , a chip of the one my son Theo found on our farm and that I slabbed last year. It has just yesterday come out of polish and looks awesome. I have asked Jeannine to wrap it for our daughter in law.  and reverse side  Jack |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Aug 26, 2005 0:03:28 GMT -5
jack tell your wife she has done a marvelous job on those. can't wait to see what she does with the petrified wood.
kim
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Post by creativeminded on Aug 26, 2005 8:34:53 GMT -5
Those wrappings are great for your wife's first time.
Love the Sunset picture.
Tami
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Aug 27, 2005 20:07:22 GMT -5
Well , here is the petwood , hidden in it's own wrap, I think Jeannine did a marvellous job on this one too. front of pendant, shown on freshly collected orthoquartzite  front , shown on black petwood  back of pendant shown on black petwood  enjoy and thanks for looking Jack |
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Post by Cher on Aug 29, 2005 10:48:16 GMT -5
Hi Jack .... Great pics as always!!
Hi Jeannine .... That is amazing for a first wrap, it's beautiful! You are doing an outstanding job for just getting started. Great job on the pet wood piece, your daughter in law will really love it. You definitely have a talent for this.
Cher
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 29, 2005 11:28:46 GMT -5
you got a real shine going on those, Jack! and i'm flabbergasted that those are first attempts by Jeannine!! awesome! and that sky.......looks like a painting, not real at all.
love the pet wood slab, too....haha, love all of it thanks for posting cool pics!
KD
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Aug 31, 2005 11:35:59 GMT -5
Lovely!
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