#carved pyrophyllite

[exocynraku]

i am in a SU phase . help me

[bekkathyst]

These are the stones I have available for wire wraps, for those of you who were interested!

If you would like to claim one, please be sure to read this entire post!

So here’s the rundown. Below is a picture with each stone numbered, and below that is the name of each stone, along with the price.

The price includes the following: the stone wrapped in the metal of your choice (sterling silver, 14k gold fill, 14k rose gold fill), an 18″ chain finished with a handmade clasp, and it includes free shipping worldwide! 

The customer will choose the style they’d like it wrapped in. There are three example pics below. 

Payment is due when the stone is claimed and all the options are chosen (metal, style, etc). PLEASE NOTE - these will be completed by the END of APRIL 2020, hopefully sooner. They take a long time to make, please make sure you’re okay with the wait before ordering. I put the utmost care into this and have extreme attention to detail, and when that combines with my busy schedule, it means that it can take a while. I always aim to get them done early, but sometimes it's not possible. If you are buying one for a certain event or deadline please be sure to let me know when ordering.

To claim: send me a message over the instant messenger with your email address, the country you’re in, the stone you’d like to claim, the metal you’d like it wrapped in, and the style you’d like it wrapped in. I’ll then send your invoice and get started on your pendant! :) 

*Note* These are some of my best, highest quality stones! I’ve been collecting (and hoarding, if I’m honest) hundreds of top quality stones for years to build this collection that I can share with you.

Here are all the stones: 

Chlorite phantom quartz from Brazil - $145

Mossy kyanite - $125

Amber fossil from the Dominican Republic - $125

Fossilized agatized coral moon from Indonesia - $95

Watermelon tourmaline slice - $115

Dendritic opal - $115

Rainbow moonstone - $98

Sugilite - $95

Moss agate coffin - $115

Rhodochrosite from Argentina - $125

Larimar from the Dominican Republic - $115

Pale morganite (pink beryl) from Southern California - $115

Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan - $115

Rainbow moonstone - $105

Silver rutilated quartz - $95

Lepidpcrosite included quartz from Brazil - $115

Chlorite included quartz - $85

Rare "flower quartz" (pyrophyllite included quartz) from Brazil - $145

Star rutile quartz from Brazil - $85

Star rutile quartz from Brazil - $95

Fire agate from Mexico - $125

Rainbow moonstone - $125

Fossil wood opal from Duck Creek, Australia - $265

Crystal opal doublet from Australia - $115

Cantera opal from Mexico - $115

Chrysoberyl from India - $95

Rare purple spectrolite from Finland - $245

Rare purple spectrolite from Finland - $245

Lattice sunstone from India - $125

Silver moonstone - $125

Deep blue labradorite - $115

Labradorite coffin - $125

Labradorite moon - $115

Hand carved labradorite moon - $135

Best quality violet labradorite from Madagascar - $165

These are the styles you can choose from (I do very minimalist wrapping so the stone really shines through! And the wrapping is super sturdy!) 

Style #1 (prongs): 

Style #2 (symmetrical): 

Style #3 (asymmetrical):  

I will cross out each stone as they are claimed! 

Thanks everyone :) 

[bm-asian-art]

Plaque Depicting Episodes from the Life of Shakyamuni Buddha, 12th century, Brooklyn Museum: Asian Art

The stele is dominated by a central figure of the Buddha, seated in dhyanasana (meditation) with his right hand in the bhumisparsa (calling the Earth to witness) gesture and his left one in dhyana mudra. He is seated on a double-petaled lotus supported by two kneeling nagas and a stem of lotus springing from the pancharatha base, which is decorated with elephants and lions. Over the Buddha's head is a Bodhi Tree, and various scenes from his life surround the image, forming on each side three horizontal registers arranged in two vertical columns or sections. It has been suggested (p. Pal, "The Story of a Wandering Bronze Buddha and Two Examples from American Collections", The Connoisseur, Vol. 181 (Nov 1972), 203-207, that while the outer sections represent regular scenes from Buddha's life the six inner events refer to six out of the seven weeks that he spent in meditation under the Bodhi Tree before he attained Enlightenment. The seventh week would, in this case, be represented by the central image. In its style, the stele is based heavily on Pala prototypes, which generally served as a model for the artist. The source for this and related stone reliefs is a matter of conjecture: see G. H. Luce, Old Burma-Early Pagan, 3 vol.s, NY, 1970. More recently, Hiram W. Woodward has writte on the subject: "Burmese Sculpture and India Painting," Chhavi-2, 1981, p. 22, notes 17 and 18, in which he indicates "magical syllables crudely incised in Tibetan script" appear on the reserve of the stele. See also, Woodward, SRAA, V, for his discussion on the India, Pala sources for such steles, and their comparison to Tibetan carvings and paintings. Comparable plaques in U.S. museum collections include: Cleveland Museum of Art (65.27), Asia Society Museum (John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Collection (1979.90), Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard Art Museums (1979.328), Walters Art Museum, U. Michigan Museum, Ann Arbor, BM, V&A, MMA, and private collections. Condition: Very good. There is some wear to the figures. All faces except that of the central Buddah figure are worn. The face of the apsaras at the upper left corner and the Buddha below are both void (old chips). The back is painted red. Size: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (14.6 x 9.5 cm) Medium: Pyrophyllite

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3894

[artparks-sculpture]

A sculpture titled 'Angel Fish (Carved Black Stone Swimming Modern sculpture)' by sculptor Tony Mayo. In a medium of Black Pyrophyllite, Carnelian, Amethyst.