琥珀、貝母、銀

公眾假期早上7時早起，坐上工枱開始一日的手作。
上午完成了隻介指，中午埋首新作。
晚上無聊地做了隻 [哈哈笑]。己是晚上9點多。
不知不覺間已播了近10隻CD。


很豐富、滿足又自在的一天。


將近期的琥珀拼貝母作品放在一起，竟然意外地一大堆。
作品一件一件的完成、鑲貝母的心得亦開始得心應手。
最近亦加上手作銀配件、鑲銀線 …………..
草圖簿己作了很多layout. 期待下一個公眾假期埋首作戰!

vintage amber cigarette holder

There is lot of vintage estate pipes amber stems, most of it are Baltic type, European's. I cleaned it & changed it to cigarette holders. Some are the really broken stems that cut it into small beans or cube. they are the cherry amber & brown one. Some of it the outter side had changed to transperant already. I'll keep it for my collection.







Dominica amber set on a piece of Mother of preal





 



Columbia amber set on an metal frame



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Indonisia amber set on an metal frame





Wooden amber rings

Left hand side is Columbia Copal, Right hand side is Dominica amber!

 

 

 



GAIA stone

I found this stone occasionally & supposed it is sea glass, but the color is too attractive & unusual. Then I checked & found that it is an unusual man made glass. Although it is glass but it was classified as mineral. It is a new stone, rare but not expensive. I like it very much. I decided to make it for my own use.

I'd made an crown on it with silver clay!


Gaia Stone is the name given to a glassy material derived from the ash of the Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption of 1980. These gems are rightly named Gaia Stones, for they carry the heart chakra energy of the anima terra, the soul of the Earth. The volcanic eruption which deposited their raw substance brought forth essence from the planetary interior, and the stones made from it can serve to open the human heart and to bring one into resonance with the heart of the Earth. This type of attunement is vastly important in our current times, when it is so vital that humans begin to connect more deeply with the Earth.

Gaia Stone promotes loving relationships between people. It is an ideal gift for one’s romantic partner, as its energies promote the growth of love and intimacy. It can be used to heal tensions between parents and children, or between any estranged members of a family or friendship circle.


Gaia Stones are Goddess stones and one may use them to send and receive love to and from any aspect of the Divine Feminine. They are particularly resonant with the Tibetan deity known as Green Tara, who offers love and protection to human beings.

蜜蠟/貝母微雕吊咀 Baltic amber / MOP with micro carving pendant

又是一件打磨己久連皮的波羅的海蜜蠟. 放着放着, 交給微雕師傳刻上天主經之後, 又放着放着.
最近玩鑲貝母, 將貝母雕空鑲上蜜蠟. 配上大量銀及金色鋁線, 總算可平衡整体的視覺並 將天主經的莊嚴舒緩.

An half polished Baltic amber with micro carving of Chinese “The Lord's Prayer”, setting on a piece of mother of pearl.  I used the silver & golden alumin wire to twisted on the top. The golden color could perfectly match with the amber color. Twisted wire also could balance the verse’s solemn.

水與木. water & wood

Larimar 是水. 無患子是木 , 黑與藍. 同樣是估不到的堅硬.


無患子是一种生長在高山上的橋木，枝葉如椿樹，其葉對生，初夏之季開黄色小花，其蒴膨大，裂而為三。結實大如彈丸，堅黑如漆珠。冬季於香港的郊野偶可拾到
無患子也叫soap nut. 將無患子抽出, 子殼加水搓爛, 分泌出泡沫, 可作洗手液.

Larimar represent water, mukoruzi represent wood. Blue & black.  Both of them are unexpected hard.