laurieopal

I've been working on a group of rings in wax carvings, including three lovely small tourmalines in pink, blue and green. I've just got to put the final prongs on the pink one tomorrow. They are part of a group of 6 rings I've been working on, including a brilliant labradorite, an onyx with a line of tiny clear crystals, and a stunning blue flash moonstone. The last part is always going over everything with magnifiers (as I've said before). I like to make sure they are close to perfect. (There is no such thing _as_ perfect, except for design.)

And the final work is just about done in wax carving on the flames with fire salamander. I'll be writing about another design next week, but I need to check in with the person it's for first.

The pendant below is Ray Mine silica with chatoyant malachite. It's one I've made for the collection, I'll hopefully be showing at conventions this winter. It's in sterling and about 3" across.

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