This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.
and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.
Monday, 5 December 2022
PRECIOUS BLUE
Semiprecious stones dazzle with their colour, but beware! All that shines is not gold. Upper left is a howlite-turquenite, which is a howlite (normaly creamy white), dyed blue to become a blue turquenite. In the middle, a labradorite, which looks much better than it really is, and finally, in the lower right lapis lazuli: The source of the precious artists' pigment, ultramarine... But a soft stone, nevertheless, which makes for jewellery easily scratched.
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ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing effect
ReplyDeleteLapis lazuli must have been expensive. Artists killed for it.
ReplyDeleteLapis lazuli is my favorite color. It used to be so much cheaper. I was at a gem and mineral show not long ago, and even the tiny pieces were out of my budget.
ReplyDeleteLovely, turquoise is my favourite
ReplyDeletenice composition - thanks for joining in #Allseasons
ReplyDeleteWow... there is a fantastic mosaic. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you too being part of MosaicMonday.