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Post by kk on Nov 25, 2014 9:43:37 GMT -5
Kurt, do you think the judges' voting/decision may have something to do with voting starting before all entries were uploaded onto the website? Don't think it had any bearing on their decisions, as all the judges where on location during the event and had to make their decisions based on what they had on hand, as well as pictures for those who did not send their entries. The problem with pictures might explain some pieces that did well in the public vote not showing up in the awards.
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Post by kk on Nov 25, 2014 8:07:18 GMT -5
Hi, Kurt! Congrats!! Read the "audience" and judges voting results this morning. Don't understand the judges voting process. (may need more coffee...) thank you and everyone who voted for me. I suppose they did not want to go through the hassle of too many people complaining about favoritism? Don't know what went on. Before last weekend, we where told 1st, 2nd, 3rd.. Then yesterday someone told us about 3 first placings, now its 8 and 5.... I suppose, they wanted to give recognition to as many pieces as possible as there is no actual prize anyhow. Makes business-sense to me. I hoped for a good result in the audience vote as my internet presence is better than most of the competitors. the surprise came on the judges table. As someone who is used to eternal second place, I certainly did not expect to be grouped with the leading pack. Here is the full set of results: www.jadesymposium.org/Again, thank you for everyone's support along the way, Kurt
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Post by kk on Nov 23, 2014 5:28:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the trust in me Lee, but I only got some Canadian black from what I'm told, and have not tried it yet (somehow I dont find the rough too appealing, even though the polished window looks great).
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Post by kk on Nov 20, 2014 10:15:04 GMT -5
i tried to get you to carve some a long time ago ! the big one do carry a good price there hard to get these days the good ones anyway !yhose have are of good quality and you have done really well to bring out the fire ! Yeah I remember the one with a huge chalcedony cap on it. But that one is a completely different story as the carving needs to blend in with the available fire. I doubt that I could to that one already. Be patient, give me a couple of years more of practice, and if you still have it by then, then lets give it a shot. We did not come to an agreement last time simply because up to now, I must insist that you give me two chances to ensue that at least one works out to your satisfaction.
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Post by kk on Nov 19, 2014 10:30:09 GMT -5
Thank you all for the kind words. for someone who didnt want to work onthe big ones you sure seam to do quite well! Always looked forward to bigger pieces, but I did not want to pay the price for US material. The first one above has come to me as a two for one deal, where someone send me two pieces and I get to keep one (not the one in the pic unfortunately). But fortune smiled these past few months, as I was able to obtain the other two (plus two more coming) at a very reasonable price, and alone the quality of the one pictured as the second piece here makes the expenditure worthwhile, even if the other three do not work out. Remember, while I need to watch my expenses, once bought, pieces have only idealistic value (which often differ quite a lot from the general perception of valuable)to me, without dollar signs.
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Post by kk on Nov 19, 2014 8:04:01 GMT -5
hi there OB Queen,
Nice to have you back. As usual, an incredible show, but to me the pietersite stands out as my favorite.
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Post by kk on Nov 18, 2014 10:35:10 GMT -5
Thank you.
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Post by kk on Nov 18, 2014 10:32:48 GMT -5
His writings strongly influenced christian practices of later areas that brought as example the use of candles into today's church rituals.
Nice seal. I question though its authenticity. As the article says; nothing of Mani has survived into modern times, so how could a single piece of stone be attributed to that individual?
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Post by kk on Nov 18, 2014 10:24:49 GMT -5
Looks fantastic. How big is this piece?
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Post by kk on Nov 18, 2014 10:23:16 GMT -5
How many people where in that class? Including yours, I have seen 4 pieces of this shape popping up thus far.
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Post by kk on Nov 18, 2014 10:20:54 GMT -5
Thank you
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Post by kk on Nov 18, 2014 2:31:27 GMT -5
Hi there, hardly got anything to post anymore. Have yet again fallen into Fire Agate trap. But at least this time round it looks like to pay off spending nearly 200 hours on the first piece alone. All of them are WIP Negrita Part of another Mexican (in picture about two square inches) And just started yesterday (the biggest yet) That just about reaches the limit as to what makes sense to work for me when it comes to size. Thanks for looking, Kurt
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Post by kk on Nov 16, 2014 19:47:29 GMT -5
Like the tone of your colours here. There is something really soothing to it.
No idea about the black areas, but there is one area that could be a spray of some sort of tourmaline?
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Post by kk on Nov 16, 2014 2:15:23 GMT -5
You where at the same class with Denise? What a great way to get started. Cudos to your teacher for starting you guys off this way
Hope to see more experiments in the near future.
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Post by kk on Nov 14, 2014 21:36:36 GMT -5
and the problem with copal is... what? May I ask? Stewarts website seems to be honest about copal vs. amber. Yes, I know there is a difference, but both are similar except age and both have cool thinks like bugs in them. How would one "fake" that? Its the same than , lets say Diamond versus Zircon. Unfortunately, amber's price has gone through the roof (Good Baltic amber is now at about 1000$ for a 100gr), so lots of fakes try to cash in.
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Post by kk on Nov 10, 2014 17:15:16 GMT -5
No doubt tho, the jade shell came first, then that was molded/cast and the casting sculpted to form the "outside" of the shell, that then was molded and cast in bronze for the gold plate. Yeah, I think I got it figured out. But I could never duplicate it. What I can't figure out is how he is using a bandsaw to cut jade. Perhaps there is a large diamond edged bandsaw blade? Yes there sure are bandsaws that can manage them. I asked about the outer shell about a week ago; and he told us that it is a cast from an actual shell. Normally I would take that with a pinch of salt and move on, but he has created a lot of technical marvels in the past. While I do not belief that the Jade makes a 100% contact with the bronze, his skill will have made it close.
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Post by kk on Nov 8, 2014 20:28:00 GMT -5
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Post by kk on Nov 8, 2014 6:49:27 GMT -5
. Check her out if you make it to the Pow Wow. Lynn That would be absolutely a feast for the senses. I'm a fan/sucker for any cultural activities, so throw in some dance and native music and I'm all in. Unfortunately its not going to happen anytime soon. But eventually, I will partake on a proper Pow Wow. Its one of 18 things in the Bucket-list.
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Post by kk on Nov 8, 2014 6:06:31 GMT -5
Looks up and running now. For those of you interested to cast your vote for your favorites in Jewelery and/or sculpture categories: www.jadesymposium.org/vote/And if you got a bit of time, don't miss out to visit the Artist page , where there is a lot of info on artists as well as their pieces , not to forget tons of pictures of entries finished and in creation, plus past creations. . Reading all will take a while, to say the least. WARNING Drool-Alert! Cover your keyboards. www.jadesymposium.org/2014-jade-carvers/I'm quite torn with my choice for sculpture to vote for. There is an incredible amount of skill presented and I'm ready to betray my own hands by voting for something that is so far from my own reality that it seems crazy that I would not adjust my own attempts to emulate them. I think I'm down to Georg Schmerholz "Shell" Knowing how difficult it is to fit something into something else and the depth he achieved is incredible too. On the other hand, while the whole composition is a compilation of years of practice in different medias, the end-result looks just so serene and elegant. And Lyle Sopel "Bears" Another accomplished artist of the superlative. Its a huge compilation of pieces that appeals to me any which way you describe it. Thank you for supporting any of our fellow members, and congrats to any who participated. Best regards, Kurt
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Post by kk on Oct 30, 2014 16:47:36 GMT -5
Starting is easy with a cut-out. The hard part is the ending, I'm slowly learning as to when enough is enough. Very often, ok, always, I still go overboard, and risk the elegance of simplicity.
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