Jade Carvers http://jade-carvers.com Carving Jade, Jade Sculpture, Jade Art & Hard Stone Sculpture Wed, 26 May 2010 13:47:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cassiar Jade Bowl Progression–Fairfield Workshop ’08 These are some pictures of my Cassiar jade bowl progressing from a thick slab at the Jade Festival, to almost done. Most of the pictures were taken by my teacher, Deborah Wilson. I was a little busy…..

The slab of Cassiar Jade is to the left of the corner of the table.

Using a 10-inch [...]]]> http://jade-carvers.com/2009/05/cassiar-jade-bowl-progression-fairfield-workshop-08/ Hand Piece 50,000 RPM. MICRO MOTOR HAND PIECE

A recent replacement of the old micro motor hand piece from the early ’80′s

With sintered diamond burrs on hard jade …… just a dream!

Water adjusted by the needle valve from a [...]]]> http://jade-carvers.com/2008/07/hand-piece/ The Golden Mean Design is absolutely crucial to any successful carving. A highly developed skill and impeccably executed carving does not necessarily qualify the piece as successful if the design does not imbue a sense of harmony within the eye of the observer. Even a small irregularity in line will distract the eye from following the [...]]]> http://jade-carvers.com/2008/04/the-golden-mean/ Inanga Tendril PROGRESSION ILLUSTRATING THE HAND CARVING OF A JADE TENDRIL

Drawn up

From a cored out disc to the initial grinding…. and the start of hand tooling with an electric micro-motor hand piece.

Halfway there and into hand finishing…

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