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That is a piece of chrysocolla.
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Why they call me gemlady...
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i knew that...i was just um..testing your skills
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Originally Posted by Dragoriana
i knew that...i was just um..testing your skills
Those are great pictures Jan! I actually did wonder about your username. My father is a member of the Mid-West Faceter's Guild. My parents like to mine for sapphires and rubies in North Carolina and Montana. Dad needs to have his cataracts done, so he hasn't been cutting for a while...he can't see that well anymore. It's a wonderful hobby. I hope that my father will teach me someday, it looks fascinating! Thanks for sharing your pics! It looks like you're having a good time!
Pookie & the girls
Pookie & the girls
Very cool, Jan! Thanks for sharing -- nice to see you at work, too. Looking forward to seeing some jewellery pieces.
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Mom had her cataracts done about 10 years ago. She has probably taught most of the members we have now.
She tried faceting but just couldn't get into it like she wanted. Our club has faceting machines to learn with but we need someone to teach. Our best teacher is busy with mundane life and his job and I need to remind him to rejoin. (He also has cats.
Cats & Gems....what a perfect combination!!!Originally Posted by gemlady
Mom had her cataracts done about 10 years ago. She has probably taught most of the members we have now.
She tried faceting but just couldn't get into it like she wanted. Our club has faceting machines to learn with but we need someone to teach. Our best teacher is busy with mundane life and his job and I need to remind him to rejoin. (He also has cats.)
wow! that is soo neat!!! you definitely have a very unique and fun talent!
What gorgeous work! I don't have the talent you do, to take a simple chunk of rock and make it reveal its beauty... but I do make jewelry, and I especially love to do wirework with stones. Lately, I'm doing a lot of beadweaving, too -- peyote, brick, ndebele, netting, etc. I love blending the bead colors to draw out subtle hues in the stone... it's like solving a mystery, trying to find what's in there.
You're so fortunate to be able to make your living doing such artistic work! Thank you for sharing the pictures!
You're so fortunate to be able to make your living doing such artistic work! Thank you for sharing the pictures!
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Wow i didn't realise so many of the ladies here were artistic
especially with lots of kitties to cause destruction!
Great pics Jan!
You can cut gems for me anytime! They're beautiful!!
As long as you don't have a human coprolite
Jan how clever are you!
Theres a girl at work here bought a couple of rings from that Gems.t.v. and they send her a book on all the different gems you can buy and their all gorgeous!
That is too cool Jan
What a cool job you have
That so cool! How long did it take you to learn?
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I also string beads but right now have no desire to get involved with seed beads.Originally Posted by CarolPetunia
What gorgeous work! I don't have the talent you do, to take a simple chunk of rock and make it reveal its beauty... but I do make jewelry, and I especially love to do wirework with stones. Lately, I'm doing a lot of beadweaving, too -- peyote, brick, ndebele, netting, etc. I love blending the bead colors to draw out subtle hues in the stone... it's like solving a mystery, trying to find what's in there.
You're so fortunate to be able to make your living doing such artistic work! Thank you for sharing the pictures!
I also do wire wrap. Best way to mount the free forms I cut.
I see you googled. I have a very nice one from a prehistoric turtle. Very lifelike in shape and color and always a big hit when talking to schoolkids!Originally Posted by jane_vernon
As long as you don't have a human coprolite
My first stone was done way back in 1974 and took about an evening to learn the basics.
I was in jewlery for years.... not cutting gems though, selling them etc. I have a loose cushion cut alexandrite & a gorgeous emerald cut green tourmaline!
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Does the alexandrite have a nice color change to it? How big is it? I have a synthetic one and it will have to do until I win the lottery.
beautiful and it is cool to know why you are gem lady I did wonder when I joined earlier on lol.
