Fantastic work!!! That lamp is so freaking awesome and i totally want one!!! You chose some perfect slabs for it as well!!! Gorgeous creation and massive thank you for being a part of the challenge!!!😄
Thank you and thanks for the invite again. I wanted to build that but needed the challenge/excuse. It's so cool to see everyone's expressions of the challenge, what an awesome thing to be a part of. We'll need to slab up some nice Montana and get a lamp going of that! Can't wait to see your Maker's project, cheers!
oh the glow ! I think thats true art, the seam agates set into a fault or crevice in the wood, letting the stones edges of natural growth translate into the borders really kept its flow ! like the stones shaped the project, and for a thing of light made from stone and wood I think that was crucial, it kept it so delicate somehow and only highlighted the mineral forms instead of forcing them into a square reality. even the stand and decor to present it at the end was very full of flow, who wouldn't be refreshed and inspired by this in their home. very nice work !!
You totally articulated my vision, thank you so much! The agates back in the seam (played by the panel wood), the sedimentary layers of ground weave around the seam (played by the copper), a structure continually backlit with organic energy in situ. The table it was on in my stairwell was another project that asked to be made out of driftwood to hold agates, fossils, the day's ground scores, etc. Love that flow. I totally loved your project! That knife was incredible, your carving on the handle so beautiful. The color of the stone is lovely but extra special when backlit. Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your project with us!
Awwww, you're too kind, Ric! Your show and tell...what can I say, would be a total Maker's Challenge win as well. Thanks bunches and thanks for watching, cheers!
Wow Karen! Amazing! Your mastery of working your materials and crafting your art is an absolute pleasure to witness! Thank you for sharing, this was awesome!
Thank you! It was totally dodgy at times and I wasn't sure it would work out, lol! Gotta love those crazy visions, like the one you just completed! Thanks for having a look at the video and being an inspiration! Cheers!
Thank you so much! This project has a lasting place in my house and we use it every day. I have to admit that I love it and will be making more lamps to come. Thanks so much for your kind words and for watching, cheers!
That is GORGEOUS!! When you strung the slabs of rock between the wooden pieces, I knew it would have light behind it! Very creative and I love the copper!!👏👏👏👏👏👏beautifully done!!
Thank you so much, Donna! Cool that you had it figured out, don't those plumes totally deserve to be backlit?! Thank you for the compliments and for watching. Cheers!
WOW! Karen this was FANTASTIC!! Beautifully done and an amazing final result! Thanks for taking us along the way! And thanks Theo for starting this challenge!
Thank you, Tyler! The challenge is so good to get ya to stretch out of your comfort zone! I'd love to become more of a woodworker, so much potential, so much to learn, lol! Theo is awesome for putting these together and bringing the community together for these projects. Would be interesting to see what you'd come up with! Thanks for watching!
Wow!!! Just wow!!! I'm more of a silver/ stainless steel tone person, but WOW!!! I absolutely LOVE your lamp and would love to have one!! Every part compliments the other and comes together as one magnificent piece!! I can imagine it sitting by a small yard waterfall fountain with an assortment of tropical type plants around it. 😃 Gorgeous!!!!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the positive feedback. It would look great in a garden, love your vision! Unfortunately, this one is for indoors considering the fixture used. It would be lovely to make more and to make them available, my tool situation would definitely need to come up to speed. The potential to make it with silver/stainless sounds wonderful, a whole different wood and stone palette could be used as well. Oh now you have me thinking! Thanks for the ideas and thanks for watching!
Thank you very much! I love that you parsed the practical aspect; lately it feels like making art that has a purpose is a more satisfying direction for the creativity. Thanks again for watching, the positive feedback, and by all means rock on!
Yup you are the goddess of lapidary! Absolutely gorgeous lamp Karen. I love the mix of the wood, copper and plume agate and how it all plays so nicely together. So well done!!!
You are too kind! Isn't that mixture delicious? It's so fun to sit and play with the different patterns, textures, and colors (kind of like playing with a stack fat quarters or something). Thanks for all of your enthusiasm and for watching. Cheers!
I really didn’t know where you were going with that until the very end. I also didn’t know if I was going to like whatever it was, but I ended up liking it a lot. What a bunch of work! It turned out really nice.
Thank you! It was pretty mysterious, I didn't know if it was going to work out or if I was going to like it in the end either, lol! When the light went on, I was relieved and stoked. It's a pleasure getting invited to work outside your box for this challenge for sure. Worth the work. Can't wait to see your project and thanks for watching!
Thanks a bunch, Becky! Crazy what you've got around the studio that might get hammered and look good on a wild project you're working on, lol! Thanks for the kind comments and for watching, cheers!
Beautiful! I had no idea what this was going to be, but I new there would be light shining through those plumes, love the copper! It was fun watching this come together😊 Thank you Karen for sharing your artistic talent ❤️and I will take 2 please, 1 for the deck at home and 1 for the cottage deck🤩😊❤️
Thank you so much, Julie! Sounds like you had it figured out early on. Those plumes definitely deserve to be backlit, they're so gorgeous! I actually think I'll be taking orders for these, probably ones for inside at first (since the fixture I use is for indoors). It was so much fun to make and there are so many possibilities, now I can't stop 😂, let me know if you want on to the build list! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Glad you like it! The copper was a fun addition, who doesn't love hammering copper? lol. I was surprised at how much light play it created once it was installed, a very delightful surprise! Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much, Naomi! It was a really fun challenge to take part in, thanks to Theo Kellison. I'll be looking forward to the next while I enjoy this light! Thanks again for watching, cheers!
Oh, Karen! This is stunning! So, so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ Make and sell these! They are perfect! I’m so in love with this! You are so creative. I had no idea what it was until the end. Definitely, a lot of work went into this. Super awesome, using the graveyard point plume 😉. I was speechless for a bit and had to come back to put my words together. So unique. So creative. I know perfectly well what it means to use what you have. That’s why artists are successful ✌️😍 You did a outstanding job! So much hard work and thought went into this project. I love it 🥰 Stay Crystal 💫 Mari
Maribeth, you're so kind! I think I might actually do what you suggest; perhaps do some custom ones by order to get rolling. The project was so fun and turning the light on was so exciting, I know I need to do more of them. My husband put dibs on this one 😁. Your words are really motivating, thanks so much for sharing your enthusiasm. AND you know you played a special a hand in it as well, thank you so much for that. Thanks again for watching, cheers!
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure to take part in the challenge and it's so cool to see the community come together and make cool things. Thanks for watching!
We as finders are always looking to the sun to see hidden beauty inside our treasures on our hunts...with your lamp...you can see it always. Beautiful work. One of my fave playlists while larking is elderbrook..but I usually hit shuffle and mix it up with some maneskin, atlus, dirty heads, and about 15 other stations.😄
Isn't that so true, always looking at the beauties into the light to see what's inside. Thank you so much for sharing the suggestions, I went and checked some out and I'm going down a rabbit hole with those next. Love it! Thanks for watching!
Karen! Seriously... you are phenomenal! Alien radio transmission receiver 👽hahahahahaha! Agate, wood, copper...such a great combination. You are a multi-talented gal with an exceptional mind. Great job friend, I love your video. As far as songs...I find "Wars" by the Strumbellas very motivating and uplifting! I look forward to watching more of your videos! 😍💙💚💛
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed, it was tricky and there were moments when I wasn't sure it was going to work out. I'm sure you understand the element of pressure and drama going on in your head with this, lol. I absolutely loved your project, so cool! The whole challenge is off the richter cool, so much inspiration! Thanks for the musical suggestion, I like it and will be adding that to the studio playlist. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Thank you, Debra! It was hard to know how to shoot it at the end, I felt the same way about how it looked in daylight as opposed to inside and in the dark. It would be fun to figure out the outdoor fixtures so some could live outside as well. Thanks for watching!
I thought your lamp was totally rad! I love love love what you did this year with the ceramics and rocks. Just Wow. It's great that you did several and not just one, showing the variations on the theme. It's been so fun to see what everyone comes up with in the challenge, thanks to Theo! Thank you for your compliments and for watching! Cheers!
Thank you, Bobbi! I appreciate you checking out the video and your kind comments about the light. Plenty more great projects and fun rock hunts to come, thanks again for watching!
Glad you liked it! It was pretty strange looking until the parts went together, hard to picture if it was going to work out or not! Thanks for watching!
Ok... That is just SICK!!! I completely guessed wrong. I thought you were making a lattice wall for a garden or something 😄 which would have been cool but what you actually created is WAY COOLER!!! Great job on this. I love your creativity and talent at making such beautiful art. Cheers Karen to a great Maker's Challenge!🥂
Haa, you know, that lattice idea is a great one! So many sources of inspiration with all the Maker's challenge projects coming out! Yours was so incredible, could just play with different stones in there all day, what an incredible idea and great execution. Thanks for watching and your generous compliments, just so happy to be a part of this community! Cheers!
Thanks, it was so fun to finally get to put the bulb in and see it all lit up. The stones all took on a new character, nature's art is the best! Thanks for watching and rock on!
Thank you very much, Ruben (and the other part of the 'we!). It's way more fun to take you on the adventure (than go it alone), thanks again for watching! Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it, Michael! I've been itch'n for an excuse to make this, just didn't know how. Thanks for coming along on the rollercoaster with me, the whole maker's challenge has been so fun to watch! Cheers!
Thank you, Krista! I wanted one too, it was stuck in my head and I couldn't find it in a shop, had to make it. Now that I've figured some things out, I'm sure that I'll be building more. Some stones just beg to be backlit! Thanks for watching, off to go watch yours!
Thank you so much! Getting invited to do the challenge is a great 'spur' to the brain to conjure some kind of worth while project, lol! I'm glad you liked it and thank you for watching!
Glad you liked it, it was totally sketchy on this side until the end too, lol. I loved your project and your sentiment 'finally done!', I felt that, man, totally 😂. Seriously, your project turned out so nice and that's something you can really use, I need to make some. Thanks for the kind words on the light and thanks for watching, cheers!
Thank you! My husband informed me we were definitely keeping this 😂. I'm excited to make more with different kinds of stones and materials. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much! Rocks and wood feel so good together, I agree. Two great tastes, lol. I'd love to see what you guys would do. Plenty of inspiration on your grand adventures! Thanks for watching, and happy trails!
That was so mush fun to watch you put this together. I thought you were making a stool of some sorts. I LOVE the lamp. Very beautiful job. Tess absolutely loves it as well.
Perhaps next is the crazy rock stool! Thank you and I'm glad Tess likes it too. Your challenge was so awesome, thanks for sharing that with us all. What a great Maker's this is turning out to be! Cheers!
This was an excellent idea I loved it, between the beautiful slabs, the cool copper, the light is so smart. It was fun guessing too! Thanks for your hard work and passion!
Thank you Nicolas! I'm glad you had fun guessing 😁. While I was building it, my husband came in a few times with a very quizzical look on his face, lol. Like 'what the heck?!'. Thanks again for watching, cheers!
Thank you so much 😊, Paige! It's kinda my favorite thing to stare at right now...now that it's done (that was a long haul! ). Thanks for watching, cheers!
I didn’t know what it was until almost the end. I think your lamp turned out awesome! Wait till you see what I’m going to polish 🤣 ALL other agates are TINY!
Hi Karen, that lamp is quite cool, nicely done. We all have to work with what we have got and that some times means the work takes a lot more time than it would with a well equiped workshop. At first I thought you might be making a pendant shade for a ceiling light however the standing lamp is very neat twist. The light diffusing through the slabs is a great sight. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
Thank you so much. That's great that you'd guessed it was a light. It would be fun to make a pendant and a sconce style light as well. Lots of potential, anything to backlight those pretty agates! Thanks again for watching and cheers!
Thank you so much, I'm humbled. There was a lot of fast forwarding through frustration. It's always nice to get to the other side of something like this and have the risk turn out to actually work 😅. Thanks again for watching and happy travels!
There was no way I could have guessed what your plan was, until near the end. That alone deserves a vote from me if I were voting. Lol. I've only recently stumbled across Theo's own videos, then discovered the Makers Challenge. As a fairly recent creator myself, I've become more intrigued as I've watched videos while learning that there may be differences in that creativity, but there are similarities too. I've not seen all 14 entries yet but I'm gettin' there. It's absolutely astonishing what one can do with a rock. Wonderful job. Good luck.
Thank you, Robert! Too true about how there are so many ways to put together a video and things one can do with a rock. I'm so happy that Theo invited me to do another challenge, it's been so much fun (and challenging!). Congrats on making your own videos, that's very exciting. Wishing you the very best with your channel and thanks for watching!
Thank you! It's so fun to get creative with building things. I know you've got that art thing going too. I'm betting you have some incredible projects waiting in those hands. Thanks for watching!
Did anyone else notice that all the animals seemed to look around for rocks or the like when asked about the challenge? Lol. They play their roles well! Also, what gorgeous material. Subscribing for sure. Edit: the duct tape on the fingers!! Yeeees! Lol. Can’t tell you how many times I see the red streak on one of my discs and realize the water soaked skin on the tips of my fingers are gone. Lmao.
LOL, the dogs are good rock hounds! The ducks, not so much. That Graveyard Point Plume Agate just begged to be housed with backlighting somehow, the stuff is so pretty. Yeah, duct tape on the figures, you gotta hate seeing that red streak on the discs. We're part of that weird club that doesn't mind a little bloodletting for lapidary 😂. Thanks for watching!
No words can explain how awesome this is! I didn't figure it out until 11:30. Great execution. Brilliant idea. I absolutely loved every step and part of the video. Very entertaining. So cool to see everyone's different ideas all coming to fruition. Thank you so much for sharing.
Awesome, thank you! It was hard for me to know what it was too 😂, kinda scary! I do actually love how it turned out, though, it was a fun challenge. It's been totally great to watch everyone else do their projects, so much inspiration! Theo's got a good thing going with the Maker's Challenge for sure. Thanks again for watching!
I found your channel through this challenge and I must say, while all have been great, yours is my favorite thus far! I've subscribed and looking forward to seeing what you share next. 😀
Wow, Nikki, I'm humbled! Theo's challenges have been so great, so many cool projects! I was happy to be invited, this project really wanted to come out, lol. Thanks for subbing and more is sure to come (including variations on this theme, there are more lights around my head 😂), and thanks for watching!
Thanks, Rob! The heavy bag work helps to keep me from setting fire to projects like that with a look 🤣. I do love boxing and kickboxing, so there's that. Thanks so much for watching and there will be more fun to come, thanks for subscribing!
I’ve watched all of the other makers challenges and this is definitely my top 2!! Amazing work you go girl! Im so glad Theo chose you for this challenge and I just want to say you’re awesome 😎 keep up the great work! You’ve got a new subscriber 💜
Thank you so much!! I take that as a very, very high compliment! I hope Theo's was the other one 😁! I really appreciate the wonderful comments and positive feedback, and thanks very much for subscribing! There will be more fun to come, cheers!
Thank you so much! Good eye, that's definitely one of my favorite verts. I love how it's in that concretion, that's exactly how I found it. I'm hesitant to prep it and I don't know who it belongs to but it is pretty big. Have a guess? Thanks for watching!
The light is absolutely gorgeous! If you like southern rock/country, try The Band Steele. They're 2 guys from rural Alabama. Their album, Moon in a Mason Jar is so good.
Thank you Kim! I'll definitely check them out, I love all kinds of music. There's always something to fit the mood of a project 😁. Thanks for watching!
Great guess, Roxanna! That was among the choices while I was contemplating the project. I've got a 'bad' window that would love a cool rock screen. You may see that project coming soon. Thanks for watching!
This was a great project, so beautiful and so cool! I really enjoyed watching this video. I suspected it was a lamp in the beginning with all the light bulbs when you finally said "Oh.." around the 1 min mark...however I doubted myself and it wasn't until around 8:47 when I would've started to bet money that it was a lamp. Even so, I couldn't have imagined how awesome it would turn out-great work! Thanks for sharing! ...Oh, and for music suggestions, I like Beastie Boys when I need energy, and meditation music when I need focus :)
I love that you were onto it right from the start! The lightbulbs were definitely a clue 😁. Thanks for your kind compliments, it actually turned out better than I expected considering we got in a few arguments along the way 😂. 'Sabotage' would have worked great as a theme song for this project. I can't concur with you more on the musical selection! The Beasties are an all time fave for working the heavy bag and they're great for some aggro sessions in the studio too. Thanks again for watching, cheers!
I’m not commenting yet! Buuuuuuuut I’m at 10:36 and no, I don’t know what magical contraption you’re making (and I love the anticipation) but for music, okay, I hear you and I gotta say, one of my favourite for bringing out the creative flow is a band called Bon Iver. Like you have to! All their stuff! All the stuff from Justin Vernon is nuts good. Okay, muso excitement phase complete… on with the video! I frikin can’t wait to see what wonder you’re making KAREN!!!!! Sorry. I yelled a little. Let’s go!
13:07 YESSSSSSSS QUEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!! You CRUSHED THIS! Of course 🤦♂️ But seriously! Who wouldn’t want that light box glowing and showing the freakin beauty of those plumey plume goodnesses!!!!!!? Far out I love your work Karen! This is just rad! The copper makes the agate seam look like it goes all the way up! Yes! Just YES! that was awesome. It was cliffhangerish there for a bit and now I feel like I can chill and just enjoy the creation. So rad Karen! So rad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Heaps of exclamation points!) 🦄
Best way to wrap it up, “do it”. The project Im working on is one I wanted to do like 20 years ago. If it weren’t for theo, I reckon it’d be at least another 20. Just love this community. Seriously.
Oh my goodness, first of all, you're sooooo too kind. Second, the music you suggested is in my heart (for a while now), I love love love both. Not only the flow and mood, but if I could play any of my instruments half way decently, I'd want play like that, with that sentiment. I wonder if the next light would be different if I went with that musical flow while making...hmmmmm, going to need to find out😁 . It's great how you play by played your reaction, thank you for that, totally made me smile and laugh. Couldn't agree with you more about the challenge, so excited to see your project that has been lurking in your mind for 20 years! Theo's started something wonderful for all of us for sure, the whole community is the best. Thanks again for watching!
Very nice. I wonder approximately where on the Or coast you are? I have a kid in Portland and one in Vancouver. I keep thinking a place on the coast would be nice. I would have to see the ocean, like your wonderful porch. ‘Love the Pacific.
Thank you! I'm on the Central Coast and love it here. I will say having a place on the coast is challenging as everything disintegrates with rust in a hurry. You have to really enjoy wet too. But other than that, it's pretty incredible, gotta love that Pacific! Thanks again for watching, cheers!
I just got my first Graveyard Point piece yesterday in a swap with a guy in Idaho. He faced and flat lapped it to a great shine, it's top shelf on my current display. I think you know what music I mostly listen to when I'm working, but here's a lesser know one for you: th-cam.com/video/0GqC3vN8ndU/w-d-xo.html and here's one more th-cam.com/video/2RQOuZz_t2c/w-d-xo.html My 2 favorite lesser known bands. I had no idea what you were making until up to the end. When it was just the agate with the wire I thought maybe the world's prettiest yet most ineffectual suit of scale mail armor. That looks so pretty.
Wooohooo, you got some Graveyard! That's awesome, the stuff is so good. What color did you get? I loved both of the musical offerings (of course) but the Hazmat, whew, that's hot! If I had any musical talent, it would be a blast to play stuff like that (jump-blues-grass-old-timey-jangle-twang 😂). Plume Agate scale mail might be a thing, very fashionable among the nobles😁. Thanks for watching and sharing the music, cheers!
@@OzoneFineArtVentures It's the grayish chalcedony with the white plumes and the back side is really nice bots. To further answer your question in the podcast last night, I've been giving away most of my stuff because A) I've been looking at most of it for over 25 years. B) Due to several injuries, I downsized living space and just don't have the room to put as many things anymore so there are pieces that have been boxed up for over 10 years. C) I want new stuff and am trying to create a "theme". I can't get out and hound anymore for the most part, so I "collect" by making swaps, and I'm trying to create a display where I can cite the finder and location. Sort of my personal rockhound museum. Along with that, I never was into any sort of worked stone, I kept everything as it came out of the ground (barring cleaning of course), now I'm more into polished and cut. I got my first ever rock tumbler last year and looked for a good tutorial to watch, found Michigan Rocks and quickly went down the rabbit hole. I'm subscribed to over 3 dozen of you guys now. That really opened my eyes to the joys of slabbing and polishing and lap work in general. If you remember, check out that video I mentioned last night, you'll see some of my nicer ones I sent out. And last of all (I am a garrulous typer if you can't tell by now) here's 1 more Hazmat (the last, I promise) th-cam.com/video/VqnPr470bhc/w-d-xo.html I first heard them on NPR and they were described as a high school marching band and a Russian folk band got all mixed up so Tom Waits came in to organize everybody. This one was the first song I heard, and they hooked me fast. OK, I'm done.
This is so cool Karen!!!🥳🪨😍 At 12 minutes in, I thought I knew what it was, but until you showed the light inside I realized what it was for sure!🤯 "The Nibbler" and "One year later" bits gave me a good laugh😄 Awesome video!😎🪨🔥🔥🔥
Thanks! I barely knew what it was as I was going along as well, got pretty sketchy there at times 😂. Thanks for having a laugh too, had to keep it light or the heavy bag would have got way more of a beating 🤣. Thanks for watching!
baddass!!!!!!!!! wow!
Thanks!
Fantastic work!!! That lamp is so freaking awesome and i totally want one!!! You chose some perfect slabs for it as well!!! Gorgeous creation and massive thank you for being a part of the challenge!!!😄
Thank you and thanks for the invite again. I wanted to build that but needed the challenge/excuse. It's so cool to see everyone's expressions of the challenge, what an awesome thing to be a part of. We'll need to slab up some nice Montana and get a lamp going of that! Can't wait to see your Maker's project, cheers!
oh the glow ! I think thats true art, the seam agates set into a fault or crevice in the wood, letting the stones edges of natural growth translate into the borders really kept its flow ! like the stones shaped the project, and for a thing of light made from stone and wood I think that was crucial, it kept it so delicate somehow and only highlighted the mineral forms instead of forcing them into a square reality. even the stand and decor to present it at the end was very full of flow, who wouldn't be refreshed and inspired by this in their home. very nice work !!
You totally articulated my vision, thank you so much! The agates back in the seam (played by the panel wood), the sedimentary layers of ground weave around the seam (played by the copper), a structure continually backlit with organic energy in situ. The table it was on in my stairwell was another project that asked to be made out of driftwood to hold agates, fossils, the day's ground scores, etc. Love that flow. I totally loved your project! That knife was incredible, your carving on the handle so beautiful. The color of the stone is lovely but extra special when backlit. Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your project with us!
Love it, light playing through agate moves my soul.
So poetically put! It's so rewarding to do; hold that pretty gem up to the light to see inside that gorgeous world. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
That’s beautiful Karen!! I love the light in there. Awesome work!! Best Maker’s Challenge project yet!! 🤘😎🤘🥁🥁🥁
Awwww, you're too kind, Ric! Your show and tell...what can I say, would be a total Maker's Challenge win as well. Thanks bunches and thanks for watching, cheers!
Wow Karen! Amazing! Your mastery of working your materials and crafting your art is an absolute pleasure to witness! Thank you for sharing, this was awesome!
Thank you! It was totally dodgy at times and I wasn't sure it would work out, lol! Gotta love those crazy visions, like the one you just completed! Thanks for having a look at the video and being an inspiration! Cheers!
That is fabulous! It is so awesome! I love it! So unique! So functional! It's breathtaking! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much! This project has a lasting place in my house and we use it every day. I have to admit that I love it and will be making more lamps to come. Thanks so much for your kind words and for watching, cheers!
That is GORGEOUS!! When you strung the slabs of rock between the wooden pieces, I knew it would have light behind it! Very creative and I love the copper!!👏👏👏👏👏👏beautifully done!!
Thank you so much, Donna! Cool that you had it figured out, don't those plumes totally deserve to be backlit?! Thank you for the compliments and for watching. Cheers!
WOW! Karen this was FANTASTIC!! Beautifully done and an amazing final result! Thanks for taking us along the way! And thanks Theo for starting this challenge!
Thank you, Tyler! The challenge is so good to get ya to stretch out of your comfort zone! I'd love to become more of a woodworker, so much potential, so much to learn, lol! Theo is awesome for putting these together and bringing the community together for these projects. Would be interesting to see what you'd come up with! Thanks for watching!
@@OzoneFineArtVentures I just went to the craft store today 😎 watching all that creativity got my creative juices flowing 🔥
Wow!!! Just wow!!! I'm more of a silver/ stainless steel tone person, but WOW!!! I absolutely LOVE your lamp and would love to have one!! Every part compliments the other and comes together as one magnificent piece!! I can imagine it sitting by a small yard waterfall fountain with an assortment of tropical type plants around it. 😃 Gorgeous!!!!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the positive feedback. It would look great in a garden, love your vision! Unfortunately, this one is for indoors considering the fixture used. It would be lovely to make more and to make them available, my tool situation would definitely need to come up to speed. The potential to make it with silver/stainless sounds wonderful, a whole different wood and stone palette could be used as well. Oh now you have me thinking! Thanks for the ideas and thanks for watching!
Really beautiful Karen, I love everything about it! Thanks for sharing your secret, creative superpowers ❤️💪
Thanks so much 😊. Crazy how a challenge can bring stuff out of you that you didn't know was there! Thanks for watching!
Very nice and practical, just shows the artistic knowledge that you have. Well done ( as usual) love the intro . Stay safe and rock on ✌👍👍
Thank you very much! I love that you parsed the practical aspect; lately it feels like making art that has a purpose is a more satisfying direction for the creativity. Thanks again for watching, the positive feedback, and by all means rock on!
@@OzoneFineArtVentures just an idea how would you go doing the same light box but with iris agate and a clear light inside. Just wondering thx 👍✌
Yup you are the goddess of lapidary! Absolutely gorgeous lamp Karen. I love the mix of the wood, copper and plume agate and how it all plays so nicely together. So well done!!!
You are too kind! Isn't that mixture delicious? It's so fun to sit and play with the different patterns, textures, and colors (kind of like playing with a stack fat quarters or something). Thanks for all of your enthusiasm and for watching. Cheers!
Utterly FABULOUS!!!
Thank you, Sally! Cheers!
Amazing! Beautiful! I love it! That’s what I call hours of love!
Thank you, Alice! That is what to call it for sure, lots of love, lots of hours, lol. Thanks so much for watching!
So wonderfully gorgeous! I love this so much😍 You are so creative and artistic Karen, you always amaze me. Thank you for sharing this!✌️🤠
Thanks so much 😊 You're too kind! It's so fun to have the challenge and the community to share it with. Thanks, as always, for watching!
The plume agate was perfect for this project! The lamp was gorgeous! Great thought process and everything turned out so well! Thank you for the video!
Thanks so much! 😊 It was exciting to see this unfold. Thanks for watching!
That was incredible.
Thank you, really appreciate that coming from you!
This Makers Challenge thingy is the -best- only idea Theo Kellison ever came up with that made any sense.
LOL, we love Theo for this great idea. Thanks for watching, cheers!
I really didn’t know where you were going with that until the very end. I also didn’t know if I was going to like whatever it was, but I ended up liking it a lot. What a bunch of work! It turned out really nice.
Thank you! It was pretty mysterious, I didn't know if it was going to work out or if I was going to like it in the end either, lol! When the light went on, I was relieved and stoked. It's a pleasure getting invited to work outside your box for this challenge for sure. Worth the work. Can't wait to see your project and thanks for watching!
Wow! This is seriously beautiful. You've certainly met and exceeded what I expected from Theo's challenge.
Thank you! 😊 This challenge has been so inspiring, all the channels are doing such cool projects. Thank you for watching!
Excellent. Just stunning! 🤩🤩🤩
Thank you! Cheers!
Love it ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
Thanks so much and thanks for watching!
Oh my goodness what an AMAZING place of art simply stunning! Love the slabs the copper omg just WOW
Thanks a bunch, Becky! Crazy what you've got around the studio that might get hammered and look good on a wild project you're working on, lol! Thanks for the kind comments and for watching, cheers!
Beautiful! I had no idea what this was going to be, but I new there would be light shining through those plumes, love the copper! It was fun watching this come together😊 Thank you Karen for sharing your artistic talent ❤️and I will take 2 please, 1 for the deck at home and 1 for the cottage deck🤩😊❤️
Thank you so much, Julie! Sounds like you had it figured out early on. Those plumes definitely deserve to be backlit, they're so gorgeous! I actually think I'll be taking orders for these, probably ones for inside at first (since the fixture I use is for indoors). It was so much fun to make and there are so many possibilities, now I can't stop 😂, let me know if you want on to the build list! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Wow!!! That is beautiful! I love the texture and light play of the hammered copper - perfect compliment to the colours and textures of the slabs!
Glad you like it! The copper was a fun addition, who doesn't love hammering copper? lol. I was surprised at how much light play it created once it was installed, a very delightful surprise! Thanks for watching!
Karen that's a thing of great beauty, so many skills, well done x
Thank you very much, Naomi! It was a really fun challenge to take part in, thanks to Theo Kellison. I'll be looking forward to the next while I enjoy this light! Thanks again for watching, cheers!
Very cool lamp !! Great idea!
Keep rockin!!👍😎
Thank you, Timothy!
Oh, Karen! This is stunning! So, so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
Make and sell these! They are perfect! I’m so in love with this! You are so creative. I had no idea what it was until the end. Definitely, a lot of work went into this. Super awesome, using the graveyard point plume 😉.
I was speechless for a bit and had to come back to put my words together. So unique. So creative.
I know perfectly well what it means to use what you have. That’s why artists are successful ✌️😍
You did a outstanding job!
So much hard work and thought went into this project.
I love it 🥰
Stay Crystal 💫
Mari
Maribeth, you're so kind! I think I might actually do what you suggest; perhaps do some custom ones by order to get rolling. The project was so fun and turning the light on was so exciting, I know I need to do more of them. My husband put dibs on this one 😁. Your words are really motivating, thanks so much for sharing your enthusiasm. AND you know you played a special a hand in it as well, thank you so much for that. Thanks again for watching, cheers!
Your creativity amazes me, Karen. That's one beautiful lamp!
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure to take part in the challenge and it's so cool to see the community come together and make cool things. Thanks for watching!
We as finders are always looking to the sun to see hidden beauty inside our treasures on our hunts...with your lamp...you can see it always. Beautiful work. One of my fave playlists while larking is elderbrook..but I usually hit shuffle and mix it up with some maneskin, atlus, dirty heads, and about 15 other stations.😄
Isn't that so true, always looking at the beauties into the light to see what's inside. Thank you so much for sharing the suggestions, I went and checked some out and I'm going down a rabbit hole with those next. Love it! Thanks for watching!
Absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful art.
Thank you so much! It's such a pleasure to share with this awesome community! Cheers!
Karen! Seriously... you are phenomenal! Alien radio transmission receiver 👽hahahahahaha! Agate, wood, copper...such a great combination. You are a multi-talented gal with an exceptional mind. Great job friend, I love your video. As far as songs...I find "Wars" by the Strumbellas very motivating and uplifting! I look forward to watching more of your videos! 😍💙💚💛
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed, it was tricky and there were moments when I wasn't sure it was going to work out. I'm sure you understand the element of pressure and drama going on in your head with this, lol. I absolutely loved your project, so cool! The whole challenge is off the richter cool, so much inspiration! Thanks for the musical suggestion, I like it and will be adding that to the studio playlist. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Awesome! I love it lit up but I think I love it even better outside in the daylight, against the blue sky. Those copper pieces are perfect.
Thank you, Debra! It was hard to know how to shoot it at the end, I felt the same way about how it looked in daylight as opposed to inside and in the dark. It would be fun to figure out the outdoor fixtures so some could live outside as well. Thanks for watching!
Karen, that was absolutely FABULOUS! Excellent work, my friend - MUCH better than the lamp I attempted last year. :'D
I thought your lamp was totally rad! I love love love what you did this year with the ceramics and rocks. Just Wow. It's great that you did several and not just one, showing the variations on the theme. It's been so fun to see what everyone comes up with in the challenge, thanks to Theo! Thank you for your compliments and for watching! Cheers!
If it wasn’t for the Makers Challenge I probably would not have known of your channel. Your lamp is beautiful whether in the day or night.
Thank you, Bobbi! I appreciate you checking out the video and your kind comments about the light. Plenty more great projects and fun rock hunts to come, thanks again for watching!
VERY VERY INTERESTING ~ ❤️ VERY VERY MUCH!!
That's awesome! Love it! Didn't know what it was going to be! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it! It was pretty strange looking until the parts went together, hard to picture if it was going to work out or not! Thanks for watching!
Ok... That is just SICK!!! I completely guessed wrong. I thought you were making a lattice wall for a garden or something 😄 which would have been cool but what you actually created is WAY COOLER!!! Great job on this. I love your creativity and talent at making such beautiful art. Cheers Karen to a great Maker's Challenge!🥂
Haa, you know, that lattice idea is a great one! So many sources of inspiration with all the Maker's challenge projects coming out! Yours was so incredible, could just play with different stones in there all day, what an incredible idea and great execution. Thanks for watching and your generous compliments, just so happy to be a part of this community! Cheers!
An absolutely beautiful lamp! It looks just perfect at the coast and the warm glow it casts is magical! Awesome job!
Thanks, it was so fun to finally get to put the bulb in and see it all lit up. The stones all took on a new character, nature's art is the best! Thanks for watching and rock on!
Thank you for sharing the development along with the final product.
Absolutely! It was a long haul but turned out to be worth it! Thanks for watching!
Very cool project, we just love your adventures and artistic ability!
Thank you very much, Ruben (and the other part of the 'we!). It's way more fun to take you on the adventure (than go it alone), thanks again for watching! Cheers!
Beautiful job 👌👌👌👌👊
Thank you! Cheers!
love Love LOVE it,!!
Thank you, Cynthia!
Absolutely beautiful 💯👍
Thank you! Cheers!
A beautiful job 😍👏. Amazing . Congratulations & best regards from Poland 👋
Thank you very much! And thank you for watching all the way from Poland, Cheers!
That is one extremely cool lamp.
Thank you, Chris! It was a rollercoaster to build but super nice to have now, lol! Thanks for watching!
That was such a beautiful lamp. Great idea for the makers challenge 3.
Really enjoyed watching the whole process.
Glad you enjoyed it, Michael! I've been itch'n for an excuse to make this, just didn't know how. Thanks for coming along on the rollercoaster with me, the whole maker's challenge has been so fun to watch! Cheers!
Yes yes yes a light box so cool I have been wanting to do something like that ass well but I'm not crafty like you very good 👍
Hopefully you're inspired to try it! I didn't know what I'd do until I did it, lol. I bet yours would turn out great as well. Thanks for watching!
This looks amazing Karen! I want one of these for my own home. So freaking cool!
Thank you, Krista! I wanted one too, it was stuck in my head and I couldn't find it in a shop, had to make it. Now that I've figured some things out, I'm sure that I'll be building more. Some stones just beg to be backlit! Thanks for watching, off to go watch yours!
The light coming through the rock is gorgeous! You sure have great ideas!
Thank you so much! Getting invited to do the challenge is a great 'spur' to the brain to conjure some kind of worth while project, lol! I'm glad you liked it and thank you for watching!
I had no idea what that was until the end, turned out amazing, such a warm and comforting light coming from that! Great job!
Glad you liked it, it was totally sketchy on this side until the end too, lol. I loved your project and your sentiment 'finally done!', I felt that, man, totally 😂. Seriously, your project turned out so nice and that's something you can really use, I need to make some. Thanks for the kind words on the light and thanks for watching, cheers!
You are very talented. What a wonderful gift at the end for everyone involved.
Thank you! My husband informed me we were definitely keeping this 😂. I'm excited to make more with different kinds of stones and materials. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful!! You have inspired more ideas out this way! Love the blend of wood with minerals!
Thank you so much! Rocks and wood feel so good together, I agree. Two great tastes, lol. I'd love to see what you guys would do. Plenty of inspiration on your grand adventures! Thanks for watching, and happy trails!
HI Karen - that lamp just won you a new subscriber !!! this is beautiful craftwomanship !!!
Thank you, Pierre! It was quite the challenge and I'm glad that you enjoyed it. More cool stuff to come, thanks so much for subscribing. Cheers!
That was so mush fun to watch you put this together. I thought you were making a stool of some sorts. I LOVE the lamp. Very beautiful job. Tess absolutely loves it as well.
Perhaps next is the crazy rock stool! Thank you and I'm glad Tess likes it too. Your challenge was so awesome, thanks for sharing that with us all. What a great Maker's this is turning out to be! Cheers!
Love this idea xx awsome make xx u guyz are knocking it out the park this year xxx
Thank you so much! It's been a total blast to watch the projects this year, I agree, so much inspiration (and perspiration!). Thanks for watching!
This was an excellent idea I loved it, between the beautiful slabs, the cool copper, the light is so smart. It was fun guessing too! Thanks for your hard work and passion!
Thank you Nicolas! I'm glad you had fun guessing 😁. While I was building it, my husband came in a few times with a very quizzical look on his face, lol. Like 'what the heck?!'. Thanks again for watching, cheers!
Beautiful 🥰🥰
Thank you! Cheers!
Very beautiful lamp I love it very creative 😊💙awesome idea 😊💙
Thank you so much 😊, Paige! It's kinda my favorite thing to stare at right now...now that it's done (that was a long haul! ). Thanks for watching, cheers!
I love the look of the hammered copper with the agate! Beautiful work!
Thank you very much, Christine! That fell together so nicely, a few of my favorite things as it were! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic.
Thank you! Cheers!
WOW! Very nice work.
Thank you very much! It was quite the learning experience. Thanks for watching, cheers!
Fabulous
Thank you!
I didn’t know what it was until almost the end. I think your lamp turned out awesome! Wait till you see what I’m going to polish 🤣 ALL other agates are TINY!
Can't wait! You always have the incredible finds! Thanks for watching.
Love it!!
Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!
Super Awesome job figured it out at the 12 minute marker definitely inspiring your the coolest!! Thanks again!
Thanks so much, Scott! That's great that you figured it out, I pretty well was stymied myself until the end! Thanks again for watching!
Hi Karen, that lamp is quite cool, nicely done. We all have to work with what we have got and that some times means the work takes a lot more time than it would with a well equiped workshop. At first I thought you might be making a pendant shade for a ceiling light however the standing lamp is very neat twist. The light diffusing through the slabs is a great sight. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
Thank you so much. That's great that you'd guessed it was a light. It would be fun to make a pendant and a sconce style light as well. Lots of potential, anything to backlight those pretty agates! Thanks again for watching and cheers!
That was amazing. So much talent!
Thank you so much, I'm humbled. There was a lot of fast forwarding through frustration. It's always nice to get to the other side of something like this and have the risk turn out to actually work 😅. Thanks again for watching and happy travels!
Beautiful lamp!!!
Thank you, Gina!
There was no way I could have guessed what your plan was, until near the end. That alone deserves a vote from me if I were voting. Lol. I've only recently stumbled across Theo's own videos, then discovered the Makers Challenge. As a fairly recent creator myself, I've become more intrigued as I've watched videos while learning that there may be differences in that creativity, but there are similarities too.
I've not seen all 14 entries yet but I'm gettin' there. It's absolutely astonishing what one can do with a rock.
Wonderful job. Good luck.
Thank you, Robert! Too true about how there are so many ways to put together a video and things one can do with a rock. I'm so happy that Theo invited me to do another challenge, it's been so much fun (and challenging!). Congrats on making your own videos, that's very exciting. Wishing you the very best with your channel and thanks for watching!
It’s beautiful!
Thank you, Denise! Cheers!
Awesome project!
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome lamp good job
Thank you, Michelle! Thanks for watching, Cheers!
That was so amazing! Very unexpected and my head was all over the place trying to guess what it was for a while. Very nicely done!! 🤘
Thank you! It's so fun to get creative with building things. I know you've got that art thing going too. I'm betting you have some incredible projects waiting in those hands. Thanks for watching!
* I kept hoping for a screen.. But, that would have kept you making for years.. your Lamp is Fabulous.. Something to distract you with Beauty..
I love the idea of a screen! That might have to happen!!! Thanks for the kind comments and thanks for watching!
Did anyone else notice that all the animals seemed to look around for rocks or the like when asked about the challenge? Lol. They play their roles well! Also, what gorgeous material. Subscribing for sure.
Edit: the duct tape on the fingers!! Yeeees! Lol. Can’t tell you how many times I see the red streak on one of my discs and realize the water soaked skin on the tips of my fingers are gone. Lmao.
LOL, the dogs are good rock hounds! The ducks, not so much. That Graveyard Point Plume Agate just begged to be housed with backlighting somehow, the stuff is so pretty. Yeah, duct tape on the figures, you gotta hate seeing that red streak on the discs. We're part of that weird club that doesn't mind a little bloodletting for lapidary 😂. Thanks for watching!
No words can explain how awesome this is! I didn't figure it out until 11:30. Great execution. Brilliant idea. I absolutely loved every step and part of the video. Very entertaining. So cool to see everyone's different ideas all coming to fruition. Thank you so much for sharing.
Awesome, thank you! It was hard for me to know what it was too 😂, kinda scary! I do actually love how it turned out, though, it was a fun challenge. It's been totally great to watch everyone else do their projects, so much inspiration! Theo's got a good thing going with the Maker's Challenge for sure. Thanks again for watching!
I found your channel through this challenge and I must say, while all have been great, yours is my favorite thus far! I've subscribed and looking forward to seeing what you share next. 😀
Wow, Nikki, I'm humbled! Theo's challenges have been so great, so many cool projects! I was happy to be invited, this project really wanted to come out, lol. Thanks for subbing and more is sure to come (including variations on this theme, there are more lights around my head 😂), and thanks for watching!
I love your voice, the project was way cool. Your heavy bag work, makes me believe your a bad ass. I'm subscribed !
Thanks, Rob! The heavy bag work helps to keep me from setting fire to projects like that with a look 🤣. I do love boxing and kickboxing, so there's that. Thanks so much for watching and there will be more fun to come, thanks for subscribing!
Stunning!! Great video, bravo! 👏
Thank you very much, Tina! Cheers!
I’ve watched all of the other makers challenges and this is definitely my top 2!! Amazing work you go girl! Im so glad Theo chose you for this challenge and I just want to say you’re awesome 😎 keep up the great work! You’ve got a new subscriber 💜
Thank you so much!! I take that as a very, very high compliment! I hope Theo's was the other one 😁! I really appreciate the wonderful comments and positive feedback, and thanks very much for subscribing! There will be more fun to come, cheers!
Beautiful!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
wow tremenda voz está bien hermosa
Gracias!
Now, That's thinking outside the box! LOL Beautiful work!
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Thank you very much!..Even though it's a box 😂. Thanks for watching!
That turned out so well! I love that fossil to the right of it! Is it a vertebra of some sort?
Thank you so much! Good eye, that's definitely one of my favorite verts. I love how it's in that concretion, that's exactly how I found it. I'm hesitant to prep it and I don't know who it belongs to but it is pretty big. Have a guess? Thanks for watching!
The light is absolutely gorgeous!
If you like southern rock/country, try The Band Steele. They're 2 guys from rural Alabama. Their album, Moon in a Mason Jar is so good.
Thank you Kim! I'll definitely check them out, I love all kinds of music. There's always something to fit the mood of a project 😁. Thanks for watching!
@@OzoneFineArtVentures let me know what you think about their music. Tans Lines is one of my favorites, and Red Moon River is my theme song. Hahaha
At 6:15 I thought "ah, a hanging for a window" but I like the lamp more.
Great guess, Roxanna! That was among the choices while I was contemplating the project. I've got a 'bad' window that would love a cool rock screen. You may see that project coming soon. Thanks for watching!
Just subscribed. Wow! That was impressive. LOLFA
Thanks for the sub and thanks for enjoying. This is a super fun challenge to be a part of and all the projects are turning out so cool. Cheers!
cool
Thank you, Angie!
Black Puma Colors
This was a great project, so beautiful and so cool! I really enjoyed watching this video. I suspected it was a lamp in the beginning with all the light bulbs when you finally said "Oh.." around the 1 min mark...however I doubted myself and it wasn't until around 8:47 when I would've started to bet money that it was a lamp. Even so, I couldn't have imagined how awesome it would turn out-great work! Thanks for sharing! ...Oh, and for music suggestions, I like Beastie Boys when I need energy, and meditation music when I need focus :)
I love that you were onto it right from the start! The lightbulbs were definitely a clue 😁. Thanks for your kind compliments, it actually turned out better than I expected considering we got in a few arguments along the way 😂. 'Sabotage' would have worked great as a theme song for this project. I can't concur with you more on the musical selection! The Beasties are an all time fave for working the heavy bag and they're great for some aggro sessions in the studio too. Thanks again for watching, cheers!
I’m not commenting yet! Buuuuuuuut I’m at 10:36 and no, I don’t know what magical contraption you’re making (and I love the anticipation) but for music, okay, I hear you and I gotta say, one of my favourite for bringing out the creative flow is a band called Bon Iver. Like you have to! All their stuff! All the stuff from Justin Vernon is nuts good. Okay, muso excitement phase complete… on with the video! I frikin can’t wait to see what wonder you’re making KAREN!!!!! Sorry. I yelled a little. Let’s go!
11:36 the suspense is killing me!!!!!! I LOVE IT! Haha!!!!
11:48 oh. No way… is it a light box!? Holy crap!
13:07 YESSSSSSSS QUEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!! You CRUSHED THIS! Of course 🤦♂️
But seriously! Who wouldn’t want that light box glowing and showing the freakin beauty of those plumey plume goodnesses!!!!!!? Far out I love your work Karen! This is just rad! The copper makes the agate seam look like it goes all the way up! Yes! Just YES! that was awesome. It was cliffhangerish there for a bit and now I feel like I can chill and just enjoy the creation. So rad Karen! So rad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Heaps of exclamation points!) 🦄
Best way to wrap it up, “do it”. The project Im working on is one I wanted to do like 20 years ago. If it weren’t for theo, I reckon it’d be at least another 20. Just love this community. Seriously.
Oh my goodness, first of all, you're sooooo too kind. Second, the music you suggested is in my heart (for a while now), I love love love both. Not only the flow and mood, but if I could play any of my instruments half way decently, I'd want play like that, with that sentiment. I wonder if the next light would be different if I went with that musical flow while making...hmmmmm, going to need to find out😁 . It's great how you play by played your reaction, thank you for that, totally made me smile and laugh. Couldn't agree with you more about the challenge, so excited to see your project that has been lurking in your mind for 20 years! Theo's started something wonderful for all of us for sure, the whole community is the best. Thanks again for watching!
There aren’t enough adjectives to adequately describe your lamp!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the positive feedback! Thanks for watching!
Very nice. I wonder approximately where on the Or coast you are? I have a kid in Portland and one in Vancouver. I keep thinking a place on the coast would be nice. I would have to see the ocean, like your wonderful porch. ‘Love the Pacific.
Thank you! I'm on the Central Coast and love it here. I will say having a place on the coast is challenging as everything disintegrates with rust in a hurry. You have to really enjoy wet too. But other than that, it's pretty incredible, gotta love that Pacific! Thanks again for watching, cheers!
At 1203. Light box?actually 11:03
Fantastic, you guessed it! Good eye and thanks for playing along!
12 min mark lol
I just got my first Graveyard Point piece yesterday in a swap with a guy in Idaho. He faced and flat lapped it to a great shine, it's top shelf on my current display. I think you know what music I mostly listen to when I'm working, but here's a lesser know one for you: th-cam.com/video/0GqC3vN8ndU/w-d-xo.html and here's one more th-cam.com/video/2RQOuZz_t2c/w-d-xo.html My 2 favorite lesser known bands. I had no idea what you were making until up to the end. When it was just the agate with the wire I thought maybe the world's prettiest yet most ineffectual suit of scale mail armor. That looks so pretty.
Wooohooo, you got some Graveyard! That's awesome, the stuff is so good. What color did you get? I loved both of the musical offerings (of course) but the Hazmat, whew, that's hot! If I had any musical talent, it would be a blast to play stuff like that (jump-blues-grass-old-timey-jangle-twang 😂). Plume Agate scale mail might be a thing, very fashionable among the nobles😁. Thanks for watching and sharing the music, cheers!
@@OzoneFineArtVentures It's the grayish chalcedony with the white plumes and the back side is really nice bots. To further answer your question in the podcast last night, I've been giving away most of my stuff because A) I've been looking at most of it for over 25 years. B) Due to several injuries, I downsized living space and just don't have the room to put as many things anymore so there are pieces that have been boxed up for over 10 years. C) I want new stuff and am trying to create a "theme". I can't get out and hound anymore for the most part, so I "collect" by making swaps, and I'm trying to create a display where I can cite the finder and location. Sort of my personal rockhound museum. Along with that, I never was into any sort of worked stone, I kept everything as it came out of the ground (barring cleaning of course), now I'm more into polished and cut. I got my first ever rock tumbler last year and looked for a good tutorial to watch, found Michigan Rocks and quickly went down the rabbit hole. I'm subscribed to over 3 dozen of you guys now. That really opened my eyes to the joys of slabbing and polishing and lap work in general. If you remember, check out that video I mentioned last night, you'll see some of my nicer ones I sent out. And last of all (I am a garrulous typer if you can't tell by now) here's 1 more Hazmat (the last, I promise) th-cam.com/video/VqnPr470bhc/w-d-xo.html I first heard them on NPR and they were described as a high school marching band and a Russian folk band got all mixed up so Tom Waits came in to organize everybody. This one was the first song I heard, and they hooked me fast. OK, I'm done.
This is so cool Karen!!!🥳🪨😍 At 12 minutes in, I thought I knew what it was, but until you showed the light inside I realized what it was for sure!🤯 "The Nibbler" and "One year later" bits gave me a good laugh😄 Awesome video!😎🪨🔥🔥🔥
Thanks! I barely knew what it was as I was going along as well, got pretty sketchy there at times 😂. Thanks for having a laugh too, had to keep it light or the heavy bag would have got way more of a beating 🤣. Thanks for watching!