The ‘Topographical Map’ Flint Painting
A photo of the beautiful topographical pattern of a piece of flint stone in the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. I love the jagged edge on the left. Nodules of […]
Category Archives: Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
Cosmic Challenge: Dreams into Reality
July 2017. Where I attempt to turn my dream of a gallery/studio space into reality. November 2017. A mass of learning curve experiences later my gallery was finally ready. This is […]
Semi-Precious Stones: Red Jasper
In Beaumaris, Wales I met a man selling Red Jasper, green Chert (a type of flint) and Slate which he had been cutting and polishing to make uniquely local pieces […]
Quartz, a Semi-Precious Stone
One of the things that characterize Quartz is its crystalline structure. ‘Ice Storm’ necklace and earrings containing crystals of clear Quartz, often known as Crystal Quartz or Rock Crystal. A […]
Jewel Colours: Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires and Amethysts
A close-up of amethyst crystals at the Cardiff Museum in Wales. Natural emeralds in a rock in a shop near Halong Bay in Vietnam.Chanthaburi, a small city to the east […]
Ammonite & Ammolite: a Fossil & a Gemstone
Ammonites and Ammolites: fossil variations on the spiral. Wikipedia: A variety of ammonite forms, from Ernst Haeckel’s 1904 Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms of Nature) Fossils of Ammonite shells found in museums and […]
Rock Textures Around Doolin in Ireland
I was in bliss when we were in Doolin as it had a ton of fantastical rock textures, one of my favourite things to photograph. From Google: Doolin is a village […]
