The stone in the pendant measures 20 x 30 mm. I have a small bag of raw pieces, but I gave up lapidary work over forty years ago and sold off all my equipment. I couldn't bear to part with the rocks, though, and still have several boxes of assorted slab material as well as other chunk rough. Collecting rocks is more fun than wearing them in my book!
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Lapis Lazuli, Sky In A Rock
The stone in the pendant measures 20 x 30 mm. I have a small bag of raw pieces, but I gave up lapidary work over forty years ago and sold off all my equipment. I couldn't bear to part with the rocks, though, and still have several boxes of assorted slab material as well as other chunk rough. Collecting rocks is more fun than wearing them in my book!
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I love that phrase--sky in a rock!
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