When you look at my etsy stores you see Mojave Stone jewelry . In the 1970's, my father and two brothers mined a stone in the Mojave Desert in the middle of nowhere California! Actually, the mine was somewhat but not very close to Desert Center. It had been a gold/silver mine before they staked their claim and began mining stone. My family lived in Missouri and the stone had to be trucked from the desert after strip mining it. I was married and away from home so I got to hear the stories of making a road, fighting off bees, surviving the heat, being careful of the critters and all the other 'Wild West' excitement. And I did not have to rough it! Dad was going to retire (some day) and make and sell the polished cabochons (a stone cut and polished usually with a flat back and a convex top) for jewelry. In the meantime, he had some distributors sell it, some metal smiths create pieces, and he trademarked it as 'Mojave Royal Blue' and 'Mojave Stone'. He
Isn’t it interesting how each of us looks at the world and sees different things? On a recent trip to Willow Lake here in Prescott AZ, I walked to the water’s edge. It was a lovely late morning and the water shimmered. The rocks on the other side caught my eye. Maybe it was the morning light and play of shadow that held my attention so that I could see the rocks and their reflections making new shapes and patterns. I was so glad I carried my camera!
Linda, these are award-worthy! Your eye is just amazing. Thanks for sharing your artistic vision and skill with the camera!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary.
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