Eight Chinese Immortals
These Immortals are from a silk and paper screen that was hand painted…. it is one of the most colorful depictions i have seen.There is a good explanation of the the eight immortals here,
29 Jun
Chinese Mandarin Court Necklace Fodouda
Chinese Mandarin Court Necklace Fodouda
These were shot for the PrivateCollection Blog… there is just something special about them…. Fodouda (Buddha’s Head) beads are unique in their shape … completing the circle of the necklace and joining the counter weight ….
10 Jun
Mornings Can be Tough!
Mornings Can be Tough!
Some mornings it just takes me a while to become cute… but after a couple of tries… I’m good to go!
27 May
Chinese Silver Dragon Beads
Chinese Silver Dragon Beads
These 13 huge 22mm ( 28mm with stems) silver beads, each with 2 three claw dragons were not around very long… I would have liked to have had more time to work with them. There was something special in the way that they felt and the sounds they made when they would ‘rattle’ together… perhaps
23 May
Chinese Carved Jade Beads
Chinese Carved Jade Beads
These carved jade beads were probably from a Mandarin Court necklace… the large 28mm Head Bead had so much character that it seemed to be looking into the camera.
21 May
Chinese Peking Glass Beads
Chinese Peking Glass Beads
A lot of my time is spent photographing various types of beads… the Chinese were amazing at creating things out of glass… often combining other elements such as knotting or jade links… the challenge is always to try to present what is really a repetitive element in an interesting way…
20 May
Chinese Ornament Art
Chinese Ornament Art
Chinese ornament art… having this image in two categories is hopefully not a contradiction…. and these photographs are art too!
17 May
Something Different for Contrast
Something Different for Contrast
once and a while I actually get away from the keyboard and get to go outside… flowers are always willing to pose!
15 May
Chinese Tourmaline Pearl Necklace
Chinese Tourmaline Pearl Necklace
this was a difficult piece to photograph… all of the different surface angles acted like mirrors… couldn’t get all of the reflections out but the contours of the stones came out well in the neck form shots.
13 May
Somba Moods
Somba Moods
I suppose that he would have to show up sometime… there is only so much Chinese jewelry… but an unlimited amount of him…