laurieopal

I've finished the Japanese landscape with the red jasper and the octopus kami in the waterfall. It came out beautifully and conceptually it was great to make. If I get a good picture I'll put it up after Jean Marie Ward, who commissioned it, receives it.

And I've also finished an Indonesian plume pendant with a design of flowing abstract curves.

And I'm close to finishing the wax for the coin from her book Everfair for Nisi Shawl. It's being intensely busy but good.

I was going through my stones tonight and decided to make photos of these three. They are very different and all very beautiful.
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This is boron jasper. The patterning is amazing. I got it on a trip to the outback in Oregon, where I can still occasionally find old school lapidaries.
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This is a brilliant piece of Baltic amber. I love the deep color and and the fascinating inclusions.

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This was new to me when I got it. It's a bridewell stone. They are fused quartz and the patterns in them are intricate, complex and very beautiful.