elementary
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Post by elementary on Feb 15, 2013 17:20:02 GMT -5
Well, three of these locations you probably know. 'Starry Night' comes from the Corn Field which is actually a small flatland area in the Hauser Beds where there are thousands upon thousands of tiny nodules that look like corn kernels. Some, though, are larger and hold surprises. These are slated to go into my display case. Dryhead Laker: Laguna ? - From Mel a couple years ago. Not sure what else it might be. It came from a bucket of Mexican material. The curvy twisting rim makes it hard to get a good shot. Finally Van Gogh's "Starry Night". I contour polished around the whole half nodule and this scene surprised me as the outer husk of the nodule sloughed off: -Yeah yeah - not an exact match, but it's what I see. Take the test yourself and let me know what comes to your mind.... Hope you enjoyed this. Lowell
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 15, 2013 19:29:21 GMT -5
Nice! Lowell, I think that's a Coyamito as most the hollow examples in the bucket from me were from that site and that one looks to have the smoother exterior characteristic to that species....Mel
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Post by gingerkid on Feb 17, 2013 6:46:53 GMT -5
Gorgeous specimens, Lowell! Nice polish on 'em!! Do you have any pics of your display case?
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elementary
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Post by elementary on Feb 17, 2013 10:56:04 GMT -5
Thanks Mel for the clarification. My daughter saw what I did and said it looked like blue lips. Jan, The show is Mar 2 and 3 and I'll have photos after the set up, along with shots of some of my friends' cases. (and then there's another show in April and the state show we're hosting in June - so people will be sick of my displays by summer! ) Thanks for asking, Lowell
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Post by helens on Feb 20, 2013 0:58:05 GMT -5
Wow... neat looking piece:)!! I've seen a painting that looks a bit like that, not Starry Night tho... it's gorgeous:).
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Tom
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My dad Tom suddenly passed away yesterday, Just wanted his "rock" family to know.
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Post by Tom on Feb 21, 2013 23:38:50 GMT -5
Very nice rocks worthy of any display case!
Tom
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Post by jakesrocks on Feb 22, 2013 0:14:08 GMT -5
In that last one, I see an old dock on the left, with cattails on the right, and a fish jumping out of the water between them. Did I pass the ink blot test ?
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Post by gingerkid on Feb 22, 2013 16:26:11 GMT -5
In that last one, I see an old dock on the left, with cattails on the right, and a fish jumping out of the water between them. Did I pass the ink blot test ? LOL! Looking forward to seeing your show pics, Lowell!!
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Jasper-hound
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Post by Jasper-hound on Mar 2, 2013 16:42:52 GMT -5
Just saw you cases at the show, and I enjoyed both displays very much. Thank you for the effort. C.A.
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