#gem carving

[a-transhumanist-perspective]

Playing around with gold and emerald trees this morning

[aliens-stim-too]

💎💎💎💎

[gliphelgeneral]

Heart carvings by jxandco

[crystalarium]

June’s Stone? Moonstone!

Valued not just for its phenomenal beauty, but also for its affiliation with the celestial body of the night, Moonstone is said to embody all those properties associated with the moon: intuition, cycles of change, femininity, dreams and emotions.

[bax16]

Dalan Hargrave on Instagram: “Topaz cleaving. Topaz has what’s referred to as “perfect cleavage”, meaning that it can break along a perfect plane. To separate this piece…”

2,741 Likes, 131 Comments - Dalan Hargrave (@dalanhargrave) on Instagram: “Topaz cleaving. Topaz has what’s referred to as “perfect cleavage”, meaning that it can break along…”

I’ve always been partial to topaz, and not just because it’s the state gemstone of Texas ;)

@paintedcowboy @offthebeatenpathtexas @woody112704 @soliddreamsblog

[moonkiin]

I’ll color this tomorrow. Probably.

[nijikodesigns]

Dominican blue amber skull carving from Skullis.com

http://www.skullis.com/Dominican-Top-Quality-1-4-BULE-Amber-Carved-Crystal-Skull-Realistic.html

[medievalpoc]

Girolamo Miseroni

Cameo Bust of an African Woman

Italy (c. 1575-1600)

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna