#lapidary

[letmeinimafairy]

Trying new shapes while being emotional about cave art, a cave lion now. Carved river pebble, I think I'll turn it into a bead.

[srlgemstone]

Flower Agate

[desimonewayland]

A Banded Agate Snuff Bottle 1750-1850 The pale, transparent stone is encircled at the center by parallel white bands and the neck has been carved to suggest the folds of a cinched purse. The base is incised with a two-character mark, zhen wan (precious plaything). Pink tourmaline stopper.

Christie's

[dozydawn]

“A challenge to both find and produce, faceted amber is difficult for cutters to work with due to amber's softness and consistency. As material heats from friction through the cutting process, it becomes gummy, making stones with a good polish rare.”

[old-powwow-days]

Inherited Legacies by Darby Raymond-Overstreet

Currently showing as part of the Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh, They are Beautifully Dressed exhibition through September 29nth 2024

[mineralsandsomerocks]

Faceted Tri-Colour Axinite (1 Carat)

Locality: Jumair Ali Mine, Parachinar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

[dullgecko]

This week's stone - agate

[yousadclownofaman]

Have some photos of this pipe I carved

[jadeseadragon]

Dalan Hargrave

[petrifiedwoodsblog]

Petrified wood limbs in etsy What do you know about petrified wood ?

[letmeinimafairy]

Experimenting with river pebbles - the shape of this one reminded me of horse's head, so. Carving it with my tiny 9 watt graver was an exercise in humility but you can't fight the need to make things. Tried to give it this rustic vibe of an amulet of sorts.

[srlgemstone]

Orange Fortification Turkish Agate

[weirdmarsupial]

Rupee is done, not perfect but I'm pretty happy with the angles and proportions

[desimonewayland]

Zapotec mosaic mask that represents a Bat god, made of 25 pieces of jade, with yellow eyes made of shell. It was found in a tomb at Monte Albán

via: Wikipedia

[dozydawn]

Contemporary Intarsia: The Medvedev Approach to Gem Inlay (Gems & Geology, Winter 1986)

[dabuffchickenman]

MADE MY FIRST WIRE WRAP!

Any ideas for some fun wings of fire designs or dragon things? I'm really proud of this and would love to make something wof related like a small eye of onyx or something

Please share your thoughts with me. This is a really cool craft I want to explore.