Been a LONG time - some new gems

[gronkus]

Hi folks,
It's been a long time since I logged on and I apologize to those who had written me. My only excuse is a (new) job that is a LOT of work (off-hours), some crazziness around the homestead, and a bit of the blues.

But I wanted to post a couple photos and say "hi" to all my friends here

The first one I think you'll all enjoy as it is an original heart design I cut out of a piece of JXR amethyst. I've cut Brazilian and some African stuff before (and even some Pennsylvania stuff I found). But the Georgian amethyst is (in my opinion) the prettiest amethyst by far. The blue/red color flashes are wonderful and there is absolutely no trace of a gray or brown secondary color.




The second is a blue topaz I just finished that I think turned out especially well.




Anyway, hope you enjoy and I hope to get myself back onto these forums. Take care and hope everyone has a terrific holiday season!

Dave

[hydrogeologist]

Good to see you're beautimus pics again, Dave. Glad to hear you're doing well.

[colorshapetexture]

Dave................. What can I say. Man if I could only convince your boss as to your true potential.

.... Well done pieces. Good to see you with a shiney side. Jim

[gronkus]

Thanks everyone! It's nice to be back on here. I'll try to check out all the other posts as I get some time - I'm sure there's been alot of activity to catch up on :-)

[ken]

Way to go, Dave. Back at it and better than ever. Super job on them. Glad to see you back on the board.
Ken

[gronkus]

Thanks Ken, 'preciate it :-)