Here's a conundrum: How to feminize the primitive quality of these Chinese turquoise slabs without over-shadowing how wonderful they are, how individual and full of character. The brushed silver hearts were a subtle and female way to tame these beasties. The contrast of the laser-blasted hearts against the nubby, tactile slabs of turquoise is eye-catching but not so blatant as to ruin the balance of the piece. I've always loved how rugged the turquoise was and how imperfect with its copper matrixing and irregular surfaces. They go together rather nicely. . . yes?
Thursday, April 15, 2010
BEASTLY SOPHISTICATION
Here's a conundrum: How to feminize the primitive quality of these Chinese turquoise slabs without over-shadowing how wonderful they are, how individual and full of character. The brushed silver hearts were a subtle and female way to tame these beasties. The contrast of the laser-blasted hearts against the nubby, tactile slabs of turquoise is eye-catching but not so blatant as to ruin the balance of the piece. I've always loved how rugged the turquoise was and how imperfect with its copper matrixing and irregular surfaces. They go together rather nicely. . . yes?
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Beautiful..can you show the back of the necklace too?
To joyful17 -- Better late replay than never about the turquoise slab necklace. The front and back are identical. . . that is, the necklace isn't backed with anything; the turquoise looks a little different because of the natural imperfections, but it's basically the same except reversed.
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