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June 19, 2016June 19, 2016

Group Shot

There’s something gratifying about seeing what I’ve finished photographed together. Every week I try to take a group shot including everything that was cut and polished that week. Then I photograph them individually or in little groups. I enjoy looking back on these photos to see what I’ve done. In this photo the howlite (white stone) looks very washed out. Howlite, Black Jasper, Picasso Marble, Dino Bone, Green Goldstone, Rose Quartz, Kaleidoscope Jasper, Graveyard Point Plume Agate, Crazy Lace Agate, Cave Creek Jasper. Good batch here!

March 4, 2016

A beautiful Batch

Crazy Lace. Chevron Amethyst. Sodalite. Cherry Creek Jasper. Black Jasper Coffins. Indian Paint Stone. Turquoise. This is a great batch of stones. My customers must have thought so too as they sold right away. I love my job and I’m grateful that people like my stones as much as I do.

December 10, 2015

My love of White Buffalo

Sacred white buffalo. White buffalo turquoise. This material goes by a few different names but it’s the same great rock. Chemically it’s not a turquoise, it doesn’t have what makes it blue. It’s closer to a magnesite. But it forms in one place. In Nevada. Right next to turquoise. In a lovely black chert which gives some cabs a fabulous contrast that would make Ansel Adams proud. I love to cut it and I’m grateful to say that I have customers who love to buy it.

Although (in my opinion) the word ‘rare’ is overused in the rock world- this material is getting harder to find. And in turn more expensive. But I love it and will buy it whenever I come across some good material. Just another rock that’s beautiful and can be found in the US.