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Brooks
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 12:05 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Nice work Gail. You are right, in the old days before serious photography minerals were hand painted by such talents as John Sinkankas and those prints which accompany many of his collection pieces add to the value of the piece and their significance.
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parfaitelumiere
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 13:39 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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it can be a good thing to do it again,maybe you're right,and now I have the time ,and I have photos to copy by the hand too!
Why not!
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Brooks
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 13:55 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Absolutely and you also get to satisfy two passions at once. I bought a new Canon Digital camera and plan to delve into mineral photography in the future. I see that Tom has become an outstanding photographer in his own right. The photos he has on his company website "Mineral Masterpieces" are wonderful. I am a firm believer that really quality mineral photos go a long way towards helping to market and sell the specimens.
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Gail
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 14:03 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Yes, we are rather proud of our Tom!
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Brooks
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 14:14 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Nothing better than being able to share a special interest with family. Alas, there is only one rockhound in this family, yours truly. We do have a multitude of animal lovers though. Almost as good huh?
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Gail
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 21:05 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Animal lovers are a must around here.
Here is the next process of finishing the mineral art, matting and framing. As you may know, I owned a framing business and art gallery, so grabbed one of my old, but excellent, mat cutters and did some work on framing today.
Here are some shots of the procedures....
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My mat cutter and workspace, the trusty ole kitchen counter. |
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Gail
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 21:10 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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And another.
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mat board, two colours, for a double mat. |
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Laying out a design on the back of the matboard. All mats are cut from the back. |
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matted with decorative corners. |
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Gail
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 21:13 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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And still, another.
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Here's the two I did earlier. |
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I had painted the panel to match some of the colours I used to paint the Erythrite. |
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Gail
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 21:15 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Thanks to our Grandson for watching and learning today.
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Our eldest Grandson was watching as I created and worked on the mat cutter, he was fascinated. |
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Joan Kureczka
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 21:19 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Love the matting, esp on the malachite piece. Framing really is the icing on the cake.
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Gail
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Posted: Jan 30, 2010 23:58 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Joan Kureczka wrote: | Love the matting, esp on the malachite piece. Framing really is the icing on the cake. |
It truly is Joan, you are so right.
Here is the last of today's framing on my painting of a Spessartine garnet.
I custom painted the matting and did a "v-groove" of white cut into the middle to accent the watercolour paper.
I am done after framing four paintings today. Taking a break and putting my feet up for a while.
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close up of painted mat and decorative corner. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 04, 2010 19:17 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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...Patricia and Lindsay Greenbank piece we now own. Lovely fluorite, featured in the Greenbank supplement with the Mineralogical Record that came out in January.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 04, 2010 19:19 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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This is the other one in our collection, ex Greenbank, same location. We couldn't decide which we liked better, so picked them both out to add to our collection.
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Dawn MinetteCooper
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Posted: Apr 05, 2010 01:44 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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They are both very beautiful--it's no wonder you couldn't decide between them. I've decided that I really love fluorite. I may even concentrate on fluorite for my collection this time.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 05, 2010 07:27 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Hi Dawn, so lovely to hear from you!
I have a cabinet completely set aside for fluorite, I filled it last year...the hundreds of other fluorites are dispersed amongst mini suites of locatlity, or continent, etc.
I find that they are a great teaching tool, so many cannot believe the diversity of colour or crystal habits and it's all the same mineral.
I really love the English fluorites, and to me it is a little bit of "home" as, although I have no accent left, it is where I was born and my family is from.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 08, 2010 10:45 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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...Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia, Russia
thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
Sperrylite.
A new addition to our collection, one I treasure!
Recently featured in the Mineralogical Record issue.
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GneissWare
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Posted: Apr 08, 2010 10:59 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Gail,
This also is one of your paintings? You are very talented.
Bob
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 08, 2010 17:01 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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It is a photo, believe it or not, from the fellow we bought it from. Although I have it on my list of things to paint! I have five commisions at the moment, and so am really getting into the whole painting mode again, after years of not painting. It feels good.
I will add them on here as I paint them, just for grins.
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GneissWare
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Posted: Apr 08, 2010 17:08 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Its such a painterly photo!
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 08, 2010 17:11 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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hee hee, yes....it is!
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