Dear Orchidians, I have a friend who has a nice specimen 15cm by 20cm
of 2-3 cm garnet crystals in a schistose matrix. One of the crystals
is half exposed on the front of the specimen. My friend would like a
heart intaglio carved around the crystal, rather like a dish or
corona, and have the heart lined with silver. Nice idea! Does anyone
know anyone in the SF Bay Area who might do this work. I think it
could be sent out of the area too. Cheer! Lucy Ludwig
Hi Lucy,
If no-one turns up locally, I can do it, carving, silverwork, the
whole thing. You can check some of my stones at Carol Bova’s site,
wwww.bovagems.com; click on “showcase” and then on the “Hans
Durstling Gallery”. The last stone at the bottom of the page is a
somewhat similar carving of Bay of Fundy amethyst in its natural
jasper matrix.
Cheers,
Hans Durstling
Moncton, Canada
you could call the san francisco gem & mineral society- there on
judah st. chances are someone there will be more than willing to do
the work.
good luck,
anastasia
Lucy - Take a look at the following web site. Simon Muscat is a
wonderful stone carver. He lives here in San Diego.
http://www.simonmuscat.com
Steven Brixner Design - San Diego CA USA
http://www.brixnerdesign.com