I can’t pick a favorite because I love them all!!!! My grandma was a huge lover of turquoise so it’s very sentimental to me. I didn’t know there’s a correlation between concentration of copper and turquoise—very interesting! I always learn so much reading your posts, Darin!
I'm not sure I quite understand the issue with the Red Corral piece here. environmental? That you shouldn't be auctioning it, similar to ivory and such? it's a beautiful piece. Curious it's sale price?
Also, thanks for the vocab lesson on "legerdemain".
Finally, there's a jewelry seller in Crestone who laid claim to mine rights on an abandoned mine with the Fed Govt for something like $40/year. correct my details if you know differently, but that's the gist. He gets his turquoise, and once a year flies with it to Thailand where he spends a month while jewelers there transform the mineral into pendants, rings and such. I thought, what a purely Wild West story to have your own mine for $40.
.. there’s times - Darin .. I take the heat re ‘being tough on egrets or herons..
& can say the same re ‘Fishers & Wolverine or even those ‘cuddly AI Polar Bears
Orca & Eagle - same deal.. But ‘Man & Woman are the Ultimate & Apex Predators ..
Prehistoric Red Coral from Utah is one thing.. but prying Red Corals from living reefs is another ‘thing’ entirely.. as is Grave Robbing .. and most certainly Japanese ‘Whaling For Science’ & ‘eating the Scientific Research is ‘a wonder to consider
Few ‘know their Ballistic Tables.. or Tidal Tables as I do .. & that’s completely understandable ! As well, few bother to ‘question or inform themselves or ‘consider & respect the myriad & fragile ‘Lines in the Sand we can so easily trample or crush via ‘Social Media.. so just pointing such ‘considerations as observers or ‘writers ..
I really like this "Dahlia" turquoise even if it's a bit "girlish". All in all beautiful stuff! And interesting to learn about turquoise a bit. Thank you!
Thank you, Susanne. As I was writing this, I thought back to an auction we had a few years ago, lots of cabochons, many different types of turquoise. I am going to look back through my files and see if I still have those shots. Hopefully, I won't have deleted them.
I am familiar with Crestone, but I am not familiar enough with the town to know anyone who sells jewelry there. There are some turquoise mines on the other side of the hill from Crestone, up around Cripple Creek, perhaps his mine is over there.
Oo. I do like these pieces. I love noticing your backgrounds, the ones you have talked about. And I really like the Sonoran lady! Great work!
Thank you, Simon! I am glad that you liked them.
That’s acid psychedelic 😵💫 stuff. Let’s turquoises be themselves. And photographers too!
But it’s fun to shoot.
Those are beautiful - you photographed them perfectly.
Thank you, Logan!
Very well done 👍🏼
Thank you, Paul!
Getting inspired to use a color palette based on this!
That would cool. But you’ll need to let us see it.
I can’t pick a favorite because I love them all!!!! My grandma was a huge lover of turquoise so it’s very sentimental to me. I didn’t know there’s a correlation between concentration of copper and turquoise—very interesting! I always learn so much reading your posts, Darin!
I'm not sure I quite understand the issue with the Red Corral piece here. environmental? That you shouldn't be auctioning it, similar to ivory and such? it's a beautiful piece. Curious it's sale price?
Also, thanks for the vocab lesson on "legerdemain".
Finally, there's a jewelry seller in Crestone who laid claim to mine rights on an abandoned mine with the Fed Govt for something like $40/year. correct my details if you know differently, but that's the gist. He gets his turquoise, and once a year flies with it to Thailand where he spends a month while jewelers there transform the mineral into pendants, rings and such. I thought, what a purely Wild West story to have your own mine for $40.
.. the photography is exquisite .. & never a doubt.. but do you really want to ‘venture into ‘Red Coral ?
I ‘understand & have zero prob that you’ve ‘shot a lot of guns & money.. in your line of work & have a ton of friends here ..
Will leave it - ‘in your good hands & editorial judgement.. where you take such stuff .. am an eternal optimist eh ! 🦎🏴☠️🍁
Indeed!
.. there’s times - Darin .. I take the heat re ‘being tough on egrets or herons..
& can say the same re ‘Fishers & Wolverine or even those ‘cuddly AI Polar Bears
Orca & Eagle - same deal.. But ‘Man & Woman are the Ultimate & Apex Predators ..
Prehistoric Red Coral from Utah is one thing.. but prying Red Corals from living reefs is another ‘thing’ entirely.. as is Grave Robbing .. and most certainly Japanese ‘Whaling For Science’ & ‘eating the Scientific Research is ‘a wonder to consider
Few ‘know their Ballistic Tables.. or Tidal Tables as I do .. & that’s completely understandable ! As well, few bother to ‘question or inform themselves or ‘consider & respect the myriad & fragile ‘Lines in the Sand we can so easily trample or crush via ‘Social Media.. so just pointing such ‘considerations as observers or ‘writers ..
Or ‘Collectors ..
🦎🏴☠️🍁
I really like this "Dahlia" turquoise even if it's a bit "girlish". All in all beautiful stuff! And interesting to learn about turquoise a bit. Thank you!
Thank you, Susanne. As I was writing this, I thought back to an auction we had a few years ago, lots of cabochons, many different types of turquoise. I am going to look back through my files and see if I still have those shots. Hopefully, I won't have deleted them.
I am familiar with Crestone, but I am not familiar enough with the town to know anyone who sells jewelry there. There are some turquoise mines on the other side of the hill from Crestone, up around Cripple Creek, perhaps his mine is over there.