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This is the focal part of this handmade necklace.
It is made with natural ocean jasper stones, a Swarovski crystal, and a gorgeous Bali sterling silver bead.
The necklace is finished with dark green charlotte beads and an adjustable sterling silver trigger clasp.
I've added lots of interesting details to make this piece a one-of-a-kind piece of art!
Probably "B-"-grade TBH.
A piece of rediscovered trim.
The orbs and fortifications are so pale, I probably wouldn't have bothered if it weren't for the dendrites lending a little contrast. That, and the price of higher-quality rough.
Ocean jasper is not true jasper, but highly siliceous (agatized) rhyolite.
From two different corners of the world. On the left, Ocean jasper from Madagascar; on the right, Poppy jasper fom Morgan Hill, California.
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
So after much advice and guessing by other lapidarists, I decided to go into full chemist mode, and went with a destaining-type protocol, and bumped up the concentrations and gradually increased the polarity of solvents. In the end, I went with 90% isopropanol and 10% glacial acetic acid. After three weeks, I'd say I'm 99.5% of the way there. There is still a bit of pink, but at this point, you have to look for it.
As a bonus, the druzy areas cleaned up nicely as well.
Let this be a lesson: don't use red or purple Sharpie to mark your cabs -- especially if you are going to change your mind later. A few ago, I started marking out my slabs in red Sharpie, so that the outlines would be easier to see when I was grinding. The problem is that red ink, for some reason, penetrates deep into the stone -- more than 3mm, sometimes. When is fine, if you have a thick slab and you don't change your mind, because the marks will be cut away as you dome. If you change your mind, you're screwed though.
This piece, prior to being cabbed was already soaked in acetone, to liitle effect. Which is odd, because in the lab, red Sharpie is a problem because it has no resistance whatever to any solvent... even 50% alcohol, so I figured that it would be easy. Wrong.
I guess I'll try soaking it again. I'm not confident that it'll work, because in the 6 years this piece sat, the ink probably set, if anything. If it doesn't work, I guess I have a choice: nastier solvents, or grinding through the ink. Luckily, I have a thick slab, but I hate to lose the little druzy/fortification spot.
This probably does not exactly qualify as a wabi-sabi element. Other than that, I love it.
Sigh. First World problems.
Ring a Day, 26/365, "Bumpy Road," sterling & fine silver, 22 karat granules, ocean jasper cabochon, 01-26-10.
Well, I finally broke down and bought a small slab of ocean jasper at the show put on by the Roseville Rock Rollers. I worked some cabs from it this past weekend, and I'm quite happy with it. The material is nicely agatized, hard and doesn't have a lot of pitting. The orbs are nice, and the color-scheme is one of my favorite for this material.
More of the at home, sick, entertaining myself by looking at rocks series... a slice of Ocean Jasper I bought a few years ago. Unpolished.
More of the at home, sick, rock series... a slice of Ocean Jasper I bought a few years ago. Unpolished
From the slab trim pile at the clubhouse. A fair amount of junk, but it's got a nice cab or two in it.
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This 125 carat ocean jasper pendant is created swirling and shaping gunmetal copper wire by hand, adding a shell along with shell and glass beads to enhance the natural beauty and shape of the stone. This earthy stone has dramatic striations of black within shades of beige, gold and ivory.
It measures 1 3/4" across and 3" top to tip including the bail.
The bail is designed to be large enough to accommodate your favorite chain, choker or cord. A 19" adjustable brown cord is included.
All purchases are nicely packaged in a gift box.
You can see that the Ocean Jaspers had the same babydaddys. Love the little one where I left the drusy edge.
This is a pendant made on a theme of "au naturale" for the wire artisan's guild. I really love the result and the color combination is very earthy.
Created with sterling silver wires which have been coiled and woven into a netted bezel. The frame is made of twisted wire with faceted hessonite garnet rondelles. The focal bead is a wonderful, faceted ocean jasper stone which has an intriguing pattern of grays, pinks, and oranges intermingled with each other.
THE SNAKE CHAIN IS NOT INCLUDED, but can be purchased separately in my shop ;)
The pendant was oxidized for a rustic look and to highlight the wire textures.
Pendant Dimensions: 1 6/8 by 1 3/8 inches
This was my entry in the 2008 Bead Dreams Competition.
The focal stone is an ocean jasper, with Botswana Agate, various stone and shells and lots of seed beads surrounding it.
Bead embroidery, backed with recycled leather.
More of the at home, sick, rock series... a slice of Ocean Jasper I bought a few years ago. Unpolished
Because I loved how my mixed media earrings “ScribeS” turned out … I had to create a matching neckware for them. Nonetheless, these pieces will still make an impact as individual pieces of adornment.
This mixed media choker is made up of vintage brass chains and findings, bits of fiber, rawhide leather cord intertwine with black lace, a beautifully speckled ocean jasper bead and black shell pearls. The focal point however, is the mega-mini handbound book measuring 1x2cm, bound in real leather with coffee-stained papers and decorated with a vintage brass filigree.
*The circumference of the choker is 14 inches, plus an extension of 4 inches of chain length.
*The length of the pendant drop is 5 and 1/2 inches
A simple setting for one of the most gorgeous stones I have ever seen. I go this can from The Agate Works.
Two pendants I made with Ocean jasper and Chouhua jasper. What unique stones! They are mounted on polymer clay and touched with metallic wax.
Gorgeous ocean jasper cab with a little druzy center, bezel set in vines and tendrils is the focal point for this sterling bracelet. The links were handmade and textured, as was the toggle bar with the flower adornment!
Anoither piece from a slab I've worked before, but this is the magic spot in that slab. The orbs are multiple concentric rings, there is fortification agate, druzy quartz, and a weird cloud agate that adds a wispy fog in places.
Justin requested that I make a "memorial cab" for Buddy, and I can't think of a more fitting one: he loved the beach and was an incessant licker. So there you go.... Keep an eye out for the one Justin will be making. It is fitting also.
No polymer this week! Found objects, antique findings, old brass buttons, wirework and ocean jasper--love that stuff!
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