Stone Sculpture Projects |
Stone Sculpture Projects |
Feb 11 2009, 03:51 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,195 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Seems most of the sculptures Im working on right now are smaller than a quarter.
Here is an example with this California Fire Agate bee in the works. Only his right wing is showing in this picture as size example. The wings still need to be attached, so it looks a bit like this still yet. Hopefully it will improve in time, and I wont snap a wing trying to put it all together. I think Im going to forward a few of the bigger projects I have in the works, and give my fingers a break.......hehe Have to love the challenge though right? -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Feb 11 2009, 04:43 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
Wow Denice thats gonna bee awsome. I don't see how you can do such tiny things. I am working with fire agate right now also. So I know how frustrateing it can bee. Bee sure and show us the finished product. Very cool as usual. Jim
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Feb 12 2009, 08:15 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,195 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks Jim. I will be sure to add a picture when its complete. I will be doing wing implant surgery today...hehe
I have several others that are done that I could get pics of also, but most have moved on to their new homes already. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Feb 12 2009, 01:10 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 233 Joined: 18-January 04 From: Central Florida Member No.: 64 |
Denise, very very cool!
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Feb 13 2009, 07:42 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,195 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks Geno. This is one that found a new home already, and is very "cool"....hehe.
Approx: 1 5/8" tall x 7/8" wide at the base of the snowman. Made from one piece of Rutilated Quartz, with a Smokey Quartz top hat (seperate piece). The base its on is a Botswana Agate slab. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Feb 13 2009, 09:22 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
Really great work Denice. I bet you will miss the little guy.
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Feb 14 2009, 06:47 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,195 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
I do! But I already have another in the works, made from white Del Norte Agate.
Here is an Opal Mushroom that also has a new home. Hard to see in the picture, but it has lots of opal flash on the underneath side Im showing. I left the frontside of the stem with its natural formation. Denise -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Feb 16 2009, 11:37 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Nice work honey! She's so talented.
I was "recruited" to help with the teensy tiny implants. after careful thought of how to complete this, we rigged up the holding pattern for cure time...... boy was this a lil' tiny project, what was she thinkin'? Any way, got the holdin' pattern set then implants were attatched......then wait to cure, and NO TOUCHIN'! Second step was to then attatch him to the crystal flower. Think all in all it turned out pretty nifty Denise.......cool project glad it all went together and I'm not in trouble for mis alignment. All pieces involved for this art work are from the same location, Opal hill mine, Ca. Well known for it's awesome fire agate. And yes the flower has fire agate bubbles under it. Another view/angle -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Feb 16 2009, 02:55 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
This one is a butterfly Denise has been carving for awhile and I was happy to be able to wrap it out for it's completion too.
Not as small as the bee....thank goodness! Still pretty small though, he needed legs and antennie after she did such a nice carving job of his wings and body from one piece of Colorado sow belly agate. We decided he needed the twisted look to more resemble the "Blue Kramer" she used as a model for this one. -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Feb 17 2009, 09:26 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,195 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks Dan...... You did an awesome job!!
I couldnt think of a better person to involve helping me with my art projects. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Feb 17 2009, 10:34 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 30-December 07 From: albuquerque n.m. Member No.: 3,582 |
Awesome stuff !!!! Sure is Purdy!!!
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Feb 20 2009, 07:17 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,195 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks Jack!
Here is one made from Boulder Opal......It also has an Opal guitar with boulder opal inlayed. Talk about a chore to polish out!! Sure is hard to get the opal flash, but him and his guitar really twinkle in the sun. I think I want to make a pendant out of him, but I cant bring myself to drill a hole in his head...hehe -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Feb 21 2009, 05:37 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
could you aply one to the back of his head or drill through the side of its head so it wont disrupt the image??
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Feb 22 2009, 12:12 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
You're welcome honey! Glad I could help get these finished out. You did such awesome work!
Yep Russ that is what we've been discussing but any way it's done the lil' buggar is gonna have a temporary headache. There was even a thought of wrapping wire around the neck but didn't want to "hang him" noose style. Seems right to share a lil' bit of the "headache" with the lil' projects anyways. We will just have to see what happens in the end. -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Feb 23 2009, 07:24 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,195 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Maybe I can give him an opal head set (ear phones), and plug them into his guitar.
At least that way I can attach the necklace to the head set and not his head.....Just a thought. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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