John Tu’s Pearls, continued…
Let’s go back to the wall to see more natural colors…
These are medium size ovals and drops. I sometimes feel a hypnotic trance coming on if I stare at them for too long.
Here are some larger pearls. You can see that some are slightly ringed or have the occasional dimple.
Here are some fun shapes. They have awesome luster…
I’ve strung these so they alternate pointing up and down, and I’ve added crystals so they fan out and all point down/outward. People always want to touch these. I suspect that they may not believe that they’re real.
Here are some natural colors in fancy shapes…
Along with some smaller buttons, here are some center-drilled stick pearls and some doubled stick pearls, where two pearls joined together during growth.
Speaking of joined pearls…
“Peanut” pearls are joined end to end. Here they are drilled lengthwise on the left and crosswise on the right.
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