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Post by johnw on Nov 14, 2018 11:54:36 GMT -5
What I am about to show you, I did not craft. But, the process involved in developing the finished product is fascinating so I decided to share it. It's a technique in making pictures out of stone scraps using nothing more than a hand tool like a Dremel. It does require all the attachments for cutting, drilling and polishing, and, like intarsia, requires an imagination in visualizing what stones fit specific parts of the overall image. After the pieces are crafted and assembled it requires fine scribing and filling with various colors to create the overall effect. I guess it's like putting together a three dimensional jigsaw puzzle, as opposed to a two dimensional picture intarsia represents. Anyway, here are the images and I hope you can see how the piece is made. Here is the full image of the complete assembly with progressive close-ups following showing finer details.
The hem of the dress has been embellished with the black spots as has the "kerchief" around the neck. The red highlights on the dress have been added. Here is a better picture showing the various components of the piece. More detail, Check out the strands of the hair. This is where you can see the eye details that have been scribed and filled. The face is profound and expertly carved and polished. As far as I can tell most of the stones are soft being probably onyx. I am guessing the hair is obsidian. Don't know what the red ribbon is made of. When I saw the folks making these figures and creating the overall effects it blew me away, I had to have one.......end of story...... Cheers, johnw
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Post by vegasjames on Nov 14, 2018 20:33:53 GMT -5
I bought a wood intarsia book for this exact purpose. I have so many colors of stone and a lot of scrap so I thought I would substitute stone for the wood in the patterns.
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Post by johnw on Nov 15, 2018 0:45:11 GMT -5
I bought a wood intarsia book for this exact purpose. I have so many colors of stone and a lot of scrap so I thought I would substitute stone for the wood in the patterns. It's a great hobby, give us all a shout when you craft your first piece. Cheers,johnw
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