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    Home » Today’s Photo from Ted Grussing Photography: Pretty things
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    Today’s Photo from Ted Grussing Photography: Pretty things

    April 23, 2020No Comments
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    By Ted Grussing

    … I shot quite a few stones and two pieces of jewelry today and without a lot of comment here they are.

    This ring is the piece of black jade that I carved and inlaid a 4 carat +/- Virgin Valley opal which originated in the Bonanza mine in Nevada.and it is one of the most beautiful pieces of crystal opal that I have cut … absolutely flawless and as stable as any opal in the world. The carving with inlaid opal is set in an 18kyg mans ring … need to do one of these for myself … and this one fit me.

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    This one is a piece of Queensland boulder opal that I started cutting a long time ago and just recently finished polishing … it weighs in around mid 40 carats, is 38mm x 26mm x 8mm and I set it in a silver custom bezel. I’ve never set a stone in silver for myself before but felt like doing it for this stone … kinda blue jean jewelry. It has nice colors and fairly bright and pretty good coverage. This came in a 30 gallon barrel of boulder opal cutoffs I acquired in the early 80’s. It yielded some magnificent stones and some kinda … well you know not so good ones. We spent a summer going through the barrel … dumping part of it out on the driveway, running a hose on the piles and neighbors and neighborhood kids joined in the fun and I think some nice stones went home with them as we always let them pick a few stones to take with them after we spent a few hours sorting through it. Still have some nice pieces too.

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    This stone is a piece of Mintabie crystal opal that I recently cut … a beautiful stone with full and rich colors throughout. I think they have closed the mines in Mintabie, or are closing them … it produced some very beautiful material. Located in the north of South Australia.

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    The final piece tonight is another piece of Queensland boulder/ironstone opal. It has magnificent blues and/or purple color depending on the lighting. Not really possible to get a clean stone out of this, but it will make a nice work of natural art in a pendant … been looking at it for about 35 years or so and time to work it.

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    Have a beautiful day and rest of the week … back Monday morning.

    Smiles

    Ted

    It seems to me that never before have I walked with
    the spirit as now, nor overcome space, time,
    and the elements as I overcome them now.
    — Max Ehrmann

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    The easiest way to reach Mr. Grussing is by email: ted@tedgrussing.com

    In addition to sales of photographs already taken Ted does special shoots for patrons on request and also does air-to-air photography for those who want photographs of their airplanes in flight. All special photographic sessions are billed on an hourly basis.

    Ted also does one-on-one workshops for those interested in learning the techniques he uses.  By special arrangement Ted will do one-on-one aerial photography workshops which will include actual photo sessions in the air.

    More about Ted Grussing …

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    The Symbolism of Jan. 6

    By Tommy Acosta
    Don’t mess with symbols. Just ask author Dan Brown’s character Robert Landon. The worth of symbols cannot be measured. Symbols make the world-go-round. Symbols carry the weight of a thousand words and meanings. Symbols represent reality boiled down to the bone. Symbols evoke profound emotions and memories—at a very primal level of our being—often without our making rational or conscious connections. They fuel our imagination. Symbols enable us to access aspects of our existence that cannot be accessed in any other way. Symbols are used in all facets of human endeavor. One can only feel sorry for those who cannot comprehend the government’s response to the breech of the capital on January 6, with many, even pundits, claiming it was only a peaceful occupation. Regardless if one sees January 6 as a full-scale riot/insurrection or simply patriotic Americans demonstrating as is their right, the fact is the individuals involved went against a symbol, and this could not be allowed or go unpunished. Read more→
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