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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 23, 2019 18:56:23 GMT -5
Vince and I went to the Sedona Show on Saturday. We really weren't planning on buying anything -- just wanted to have a nice relaxing day, have an omelet at The Coffee Pot and browse. Of course, we didn't leave empty handed -- we did buy a few slabs and a special cab.
This is a piece of tiger iron Vince wanted because it was slabbed with a pretty good orientation. Slab is about 4.75" x 4.5".
Next is a couple of small slabs of Nundoorite that I wanted because of the polka dots. Slabs are 4.25 x 2.5" and 3.5 x 2.5".
Then I had to have this large, thick slab of OJ. The patterns aren't the best, but I really like the colors. The slab is 7.5 x 5.5" and is 14mm at its thickest and 10mm on the thinner side.
Then the pièce de résistance for me was this beautiful, hand painted owl cab that I absolutely had to have. It will become a pendant for me at some point. It is 24.8 x 21.6 mm:
The Sedona Show is more sedate than the Prescott Show and there wasn't the crowd that we have, but it was a nice show and we enjoyed just being out and looking at rocks and talking to vendors.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 23, 2019 19:58:54 GMT -5
The owl❤!
I wouldnt of been able to resist that
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 23, 2019 20:31:40 GMT -5
The owl❤! I wouldnt of been able to resist that I couldn't.  The first words out of my mouth were, "I must have that!" Vince just rolled his eyes at me. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 23, 2019 21:56:55 GMT -5
Time to share: My mother was crazy about owls and collected them. I love them, too. But, not like her. My daughter's got some of her owls. I gave them to them and didn't keep any. I figured it was a memory I would never lose and besides... every time I see one I think of her. She would have snapped that one up, too.  |
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Post by fernwood on Oct 24, 2019 2:49:21 GMT -5
Nice slabs, but that owl is amazing.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 24, 2019 9:02:43 GMT -5
The owl was painted by a Venezuelan lady named Rosa. I bought the cab from one of our club members, Keith Horst, and he told me that she is a tattoo artist. Her father is a pilot and around 10 years ago he flew her and the then-president of Venezuela out of the country to Spain before the take over of the government. From there she moved to England for a while and is now here in the US. At least that's the story Keith told me. I have no idea where he actually met her. Next time I see him I'm going to have to ask him.
I have always loved birds from the time I was a little kid. I've turned Vince into a bird watcher, too. Raptors have been my favorites forever, but owls are kind of mystical. They intrigue me. |
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Don
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Post by Don on Oct 24, 2019 10:32:45 GMT -5
Really nice slabs.
I heard from the vendors that the show was pretty dead both days. Hope the organizers can figure out how to bring in more traffic.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Oct 24, 2019 13:52:59 GMT -5
Wow, that owl is amazing. I’d have to buy it too if I had saw it.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 24, 2019 18:35:04 GMT -5
Really nice slabs. I heard from the vendors that the show was pretty dead both days. Hope the organizers can figure out how to bring in more traffic. Yeah, it was pretty slow. They don't do a lot of advertising, like we do. I heard they don't have the budget for it.
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The first words out of my mouth were, "I must have that!" Vince just rolled his eyes at me.
