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.

 

Larimar & mother of pearl pendant (2)

I found that sometimes making jewerlly could not stop. It always have to finish the whole thing til 3, 4 am. Those are 4 pendants I made from last Tue to Fri, one pendant each night!  One of the simple one may be not yet finish, but really tired, have to sleep.

larimar & MOP bean bracelet.

 

Larimar & mother of pearl pendant (1)

 

Larimar 實在太美麗, 1cm 平方內竟可表現出無限的海洋視覺. 令人有舒暢及平靜感覺. 鑲在相關連的貝母上, 更突出其漂亮的藍色. 無論吊咀或介指, 最好是鑲通心, 使larimar可直接接觸帶者, 從而享受其付予之serenity & inner peace.

Larimar is really beautiful, especially their oceanic blue. They give you feeling of calmness & relax even though in a tiny piece. In order to connected with ocean, I mounted larimar with mother of pearl. It make it’s blue more eye catching. When mounting larimar, it is better to open the back that wearer could directly contact with it. So, wearer could be fills with serenity and inner peace.

 

    

AMBER ACCESSORY MAKING CLASS

Hi, my amber class is coming again. It will start on 24th June for 3 lessons. Location remains at Richland Ceramics Studio, Wanchai.Details please refer to attached photos.

金黃婆羅乃柯巴Golden Borneo Copal

 

買了3kg的婆羅乃柯巴, 盡見前文所見的實色或深啡透明, 60多件原礦裡只有這一件是金黄透明,

表面的釘頭也多亦深, 其中一角有內裂, 不致會脱落, 但不太美觀, 打磨暫且停住, 有idea才再進一步處理!