Very nice work on the hearts Denise, especially the last one.......WOW!

Since you posted the round cross necklace stone, here is the wrapped finished version.

Thought I'd post one of this weeks wire wraps that we really like. A very blue Oregon thunderegg cabochon Denise made and I wrapped. Man blue's in stone are so cool!
Stone is double sided and the wrap and necklace are sterling silver. This necklace was also just listed in the Miners Market this week too. Nice work honey.



and the reverse side......two necklaces in one! Denise says this was suppose to be the front, but what do I know.

This is a little treasure chest that I started awhile back. I have my rings, an opal, a piece of fire agate and about 60 faceted stones of different size and cuts. The box I found at a show in North Carolina. It's made of bone and brass.

Hello everyone here it a dino bone knife handle I made from the slabs Jim sent me

wow Gat that looks nice!

Nice work Gat, that is definately a one of a kind knife for sure.

Keep em' coming everyone, what lapidary stuff has been across your bench lately?
Post up some pictures of your creations.

Great lapidary creations everyone! Love seeing the creativity!

Here is one I recently did, and Dan wrapped the heart. All 3 pieces came from the same ThunderEgg. Love those ThunderEggs!
This one was just added to the Miners Market.

It has been a while since I posted any of my wirewrapping. Here is a pendent that I did last night. I did this one for my eldest daughter Gennifer. It's dino with gold and silver wire.

Wow Gat, you really did a good job on the knife. But I think that I'd like to have that dino back. It's ok that it has been used some. Just send it like it is. Notice that the pendant I posted above is out of the same material.

This one isn't something I made but one I had made for me in a small village on the South Island of New Zealand by this Maori chap...waited two days until it was done. It is "greenstone" or nephrite jade......I saw artifacts, like war clubs, made of solid jade in musuems there.

Has flecks of lighter green throughout. This cut symbolizes "new beginnings" in Maori tradition from that local area;

Great piece Hawkewind, love the design! I would really like to know how he worked it. Nephrite Jade is a bit harder than Jadeite, so it had to have been a task. Did you get to see how he worked stones? Inquiring minds want to know.

I never saw him make mine but I did go back and see the machines they used......they were HUGE and lots of them....big work space for many people. They had sooooo much raw material and slabs at this place. In fact they told me a story that they rent a helicopter after heavy storms and go up known (public land) jade stream beds to the source near the tops of glaciers and search for huge jade boulders that get dislodged (they also do it a few times with the spring melt). They found one a few weeks before I was there and had to helicopter it back to the village, it was massive and their biggest find ever.

Here is the village Hokitika and some more info Hokitika overview

My piece was on the more expensive side due to the reason you stated and the quality of jade I chose. I can;t find a match to the design online when I search....but in general this is what my design is;

Spiral - Koru
The Koru is inspired by the uncurling fern fond which is commonly found in New Zealand. It represents peace, tranquility, personal growth, positive change and awakening. It has been traditionally used to signify New life, new beginnings and harmony.

Here is a good overview of the carving process;

Carving Process

Thanks for the info Hawhewind. Very cool learning about the Hokitika village, and how they are working their Jade.
Im not surprised that piece cost you a pretty penny, sculpting and carving takes true talent and patience.
The stone working process is very interesting. I may give that carving style a try. Thanks again!

This is a cab of botswana agate that I cut Saturday. Its not visible in the pic but the bands produce a shadow effect. If you turn the cab in your hand you can see all the way through between the white bands. Enjoy!

Since my wrist isnt letting me rock sculpt right now, I thought I would try something different. I dont know how you guys wire wrap!
Talk about having patience, and all I was doing was making little loops to hook the pieces together. I was joking around telling Dan to just call me the wire mangler.

I figured I would start simple and work up from there. Here is the first I did. Its a Smokey Quartz and Turquoise set.




This set I made from Sodalite.



Side view of the necklace.




I sure have gained alot of respect for you wire wrappers after trying my hand at it. I was all thumbs! I dont know how you all do it.

For example.......Here is a huge Garnet Dan wrapped. First pic is of it being worked. Second pic is of it done.
Fantastic wire wrapping Dan!!





Check it out......His wire isnt even mangled.