Ruby Nebula A133786 32"l worn long

32"l worn long

The luminous gold is applied to hand-blackened sterling silver

Ships sandwiched between two pieces of acid-free paper

The large sizes holds about 40oz of wax

and welded by hand

Ruby Nebula A133786 32"l worn longThis turned hollow lidded vessel is made from Manzanita Burl, with a lid of Buckeye Burl from California, and accents of Gaboon Ebony and Pink Ivory from Africa. The vessel is hollow turned, and the lid is separately turned and applied. To create the piece, the artist inlaid melted pewter into the voids with a solder iron; he then inlaid the stone using a technique called "chip inlay" using semi precious stones. After breaking the raw turquoise into