The past couple of weeks at the Rock Shop have been kind of rough for me. I took some time off before the holidays and when I came back I realized that my brain just couldn't wrap around shaping anymore. Well, I'm happy to report that last night went so much better!
I worked a bit on the piece of Jasper (pictured at the right) I've been hoping to make a pendant out of, but as you can see it has a flat spot. That's no good when it comes to stone work because a flat spot will never polish to a shine. I may be the only one that notices, but it drives me crazy. Certainly, it's a result of temporarily forgetting how to shape properly but I'm not sure I can save it. Now do I scrap it and give my beautiful sister-in-law one of the other stones in the picture. Or should I keep plugging away in the hopes that I can fixe it?
I'm absolutely in love with the other two stone pictured. Unfortunately, I have no idea what kind of stones they are but I have further plans for both. I want to make a silver pendant setting for the green stone and possibly a silver bracelet setting for the other one. I'll have a better sense of it after this weekend's class on Precious Metal Clay.
Thoughts, ideas, opinions?
I'm absolutely in love with the other two stone pictured. Unfortunately, I have no idea what kind of stones they are but I have further plans for both. I want to make a silver pendant setting for the green stone and possibly a silver bracelet setting for the other one. I'll have a better sense of it after this weekend's class on Precious Metal Clay.
Thoughts, ideas, opinions?
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