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Arrowheads carved from alabaster

#1 User is offline   Denis A Bryant 

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Posted 02 March 2008 - 01:44 AM

Hi, this is Denis Bryant and I wanted to post some pics of arrowheads that I carve from alabaster, I hope you enjoy them. I have also included a thunderbird carved from purple bee alabaster. I have shown in one picture a side view to show how thin these pieces are, very much like the the way they were really made. And in one pic the translucent quality of the stone can be seen, when light passes through it, the stone almost glowes. Soon I will post some pics of the way I display my work and some necklaces I make with the arrowheads I carve. Thanks, Denis

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#2 User is offline   Mike Ruslander 

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Posted 02 March 2008 - 11:15 PM

Well I'm sure impressed. Nice work, Denis.
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Posted 03 March 2008 - 04:17 AM

Wow those look really good! I did quite a bit of knapping in my teens. Its interesting you chose to carve them from soft stone instead of knapping.
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Posted 03 March 2008 - 05:29 AM

These are lovely. The diversity is interesting. Are some actual shapes of points while others are creatively interpreted? I like to imagine the way they would feel in the hand. Soap stone has a nice tactile quality, as I recall, am I right? (It has been a long time since holding that kind of stone.)

Thank you for posting these photos.

Janel
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