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Arts & Crafts
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People have been making decorative items out of stones and minerals for thousands of years. At the very beginning when man began using tools, rocks were the first choice after wood because stones were so durable. As societies became more advanced and fire was harnessed to help shape tools, human civilization underwent great changes as societies learned to use metals like copper, iron, bronze and steel. That is why some of our human civilization time periods are named after rocks and minerals such as The Stone Age and the Bronze Age. From very early on, people have been decorating the things they use and their homes. Once it was known how to chip stones to make arrow heads, people also turned to making sculptures out of stone and decorating their day to day tools. From this early beginning, rocks and minerals have been used to fashion arts and crafts. Today people who like rocks & minerals are involved in such crafts as jewelry making, soapstone carving, making eggs and spheres, lampshades, agate art and viewing stones just to name a few. Of course since everything that is not grown is made of rocks and minerals, almost everything starts out coming from the earth. What makes these crafts different is that for the most part they use the natural beauty of rocks and minerals as a starting off point for their artistic interpretations.
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Agate Art
Samples of Agate Art from Agate Art Workshop by E. Berndl, N. Gere & B. Kovacs |
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JewelryWrapture
Wire Jewellery |
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SculpturesSoapstone Carving
EggsEggs are loved the world over and take on interesting art forms.
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DecorationsLampsAgate Slab Lamps
Lamps by Bill Kovacs, Ontario Canada
Lamps Made out of Puddingstone from St. Joseph's Island, Ontario Canada
To see a lamp made of agate slices, visit Wolf
Run Creations
Viewing Stones
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