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Peonies, a dragonfly and two butterflies. Plate from the obon kyoka album Picture Book of Selected Insects (昆虫図鑑), signed Kitagawa Utamaro, published by Tsutaya Jusaburo, 1788.

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june sketchbook page

Assortment of (almost) all the stones I scanned from ‘Gemstones: Understanding, Identifying, Buying’ by Keith Wallis

Carnelian, Malachite, Bloodstone Heliotrope, Watermelon Tourmaline, Polished Ammolite, Jade Medallion, Bowenite (with Serpentine), Agate, Rough Jet (as found), Natural black opal, Gypsum ‘sand rose’, Rhodonite, Jasper cut as cabochon, Amazonite, Plastic tortoiseshell, Fake glass opal, Nephrite, Sodalite Cabochon, Larimar, Chilean lapis, Unakite, Turquoise, Amethyst Crystal surrounding a rock crystal core, Rose Quartz, Azurite, Cornish Serpentine, Operculum, Chrysocolla, Kyanite Crystal, Labradorite from Madagascar.