Got a nice surprise in the mail the other day

[cubfan64]

roc2rol surprised me with a beautiful heart made from Mahogany Obsidian. Just using table light, it looks really dark with these wonderful orange/brown (mahogany colored) veins throughout. I wanted to get some good photos of it, and in the process took it outside and realized it looked COMPLETELY different with a strong backlight behind it.

I have the photos on my camera at home, so tonight I'll get around to posting them here.

Thanks a bunch Ed - it's a really unique item and far more special since I know the person who made it . By the way, I brought it in to work and had someone check out the orange/brown lines and also looked up some things on mahogany obsidian and you're correct that the veins are due to iron.

Thanks again Ed. Look for the photos tonight

[cubfan64]

Here's the photos - they really don't do it justice as it's much more beautiful in person.

mahogany obsidian heart - without backlight


mahogany obsidian - with backlighting

[roc2rol]

Man those are excellent pictures Paul!
Thanks so much!


I'm going make ya my photographer in the
rocking heart factory I'm going open some day!

[roc2rol]

some of that mahogony


love to light up rocks


lit up!

[coazon de oro]

Real jaw droppers!

[cubfan64]

I agree with coazon - those are just fantastic!

[roc2rol]

I'm trying to woo an New York uptown girl
so I sent this one out to her



ahhh... she's a dear e-mail pal

thanks for looking
roc

[cubfan64]

Wow - that's beautiful - what type of stone is that one Ed?

[roc2rol]

Unfortunately Paul that material is man-made
being that I'm a purist
I kind of balked getting any
Ha Ha

Its called Mohave Turquoise
its formed from some fine materials
the process or constitution of its is a bit of secret
hard to get any info

I think the metal is brass
might be copper

Its fairly exclusive and a bit pricey
I paid $20.00 for a slab about
3" inches square & 1/4" thick
I suppose it comes out to $2.00 a gram

really fabulous material to work tho
I probably could have drilled the hole
and carved the heart from a single piece

anyway the gal recieved it and
LOVES IT !
her words

Thanks
Ed

[cubfan64]

Awww - well, that's all that matters