[robinmce]

The workmanship is amazing! Beautiful mix of colors and materials.
Thank you for also showing us the raw picture.
Robin

[hopepaua]

Originally Posted by J Marcus

My big mabe' is finally ready to present to the "world," I believe. (Or at least any one who's interested...) I have taken GemGeeks advice and given it a name, The Cascadia Moon. This mabe' is made from a natural, wild-grown, abalone blister-pearl. I also decided to go a bit further with this one and covered the back with an intarsia-like arrangement of semi-precious gem materials including: abalone shell, gold lip MOP, white MOP, charoite, lapis lazuli, "strawberry" quartz, malachite, black obsidian and velvet obsidian. What are your opinions of this? There's a bit too much glare in the photo's as well as too much yellow because of the light used, but I will take time to set up conditions for some better photo's soon. I was just a bit anxious to show it off. Let me know what you think.

Oh yes--it is a double. I almost forget about the lower one when I see the big pearl.

Regards
J Marcus
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/buyabalonemabes.html

Hi, J Marcus
Great work of art!
I think this backing opens up different prospective of mabe pearls.

Best regards
Hopepaua

[GemGeek]

Hang on to those terrific photos. Showing the origin can only help to increase the value and the owner is sure to be very proud to have a "before" photo. Just beautiful!