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The Beginning

The Beginning

Posted by Risedesigns on 1/14/2006
Here is a collection of my earliest work.

Thank you for looking.

All work is SOLD.

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single stone topaz. SAVED for SOL. n/f/s
imperial topaz.
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sold to sam
ocean jasper, blue tourmaline, tigers eye, tourquoise, seashell
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sold to kyle in new paltz
pink damburite, ocean jasper, tourquoise
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sold to andrew
pink damburite, green kunzite (hiddenite), tourquoise
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old head piece
tigers eye, orange calcite, watermelon tourmaline, amethyst, quartz. this wrap was dismantled.
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sold to kirsten
watermelon tourmaline, chinese fluorite, sea obsidian, tourquoise. repaired with 2 aquamarine crystals, tourquoise. tourmaline was lost. sold for 150.
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SOLD
green and blue chinese fluorite with hematite inclusion. 40 dollars.
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saved for brett. N/F/S
green apatite, green tourmaline, gemmy blue kyanite. im adding a piece of moldevite for brett this week. N/F/S
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sold to anxhela
untreated tourquoise. sold for 40 dollars.
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dismantled
2 blue kyanite, green kyanite, green tourmaline, tumbled citrine quartz.
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sold to kenzie
fractal ocean jasper, opal, watermelon tourmaline. 125 dollars.
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sold to andrew
dual terminated kunzite floater. sold for 180.
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traded for crystals
watermelon tourmaline, yellow apatite, aquamarine.
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sold to a kid in burlington
aquamarine ring. sold for 50.
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sold to andrew
2nd aqua ring i made. a little smaller. sold for 40.
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sold to a kid in burlington
seashell with worm holes. sold for 25.
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for sale
2nd wrap ive ever made. cayman islands coral. 25 bucks.
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ammonite pendant
larger sized. silicated w/quartz. 50 bucks.
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ammonite pendant
other half. same price. 80 for both.
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smaller ammonite pendant
40 dollars.
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other half of ammonite
this one is sold.
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sold to a kid in burlington
opalized ammonite, crocite, blue apatite, small fire opal and green tourmalines on back. sold for 80.
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sold on biscuits run
moldevite, tri color tourmaline, aquamarine. went for 200 bucks.
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sold to andrew
hiddenite (green kunzite), imperial topaz, pink damburite. sold for 150.
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sold for a christmas present
imperial topaz, aquamarine, quartz with some kind of inclusion, a green tourmaline was added later. 150 bucks.
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sold to bilvis
green tourmaline, pink tourmaline, rubellite. aquamarine was added along with beaded wire. sold for 120.
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sold to kenny
moldevite, watermelon tourmaline, pink damburite. 150 bucks.
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sold to alex in ct
epidote, aquamarine. sold for 80 bucks. everyone loved this piece.
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sts9 hat
andrew wears this sometimes. pink damburite wrapped into the brim. idea was stolen from theodore.
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custom glass work
gremlin glass rasta piece with silver work. lighter holder on back.
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sold to ed
rubellite, faceted citrine, rough emerald, yellow tourmaline. 150.
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caitlins wrap
custom piece. bi color tourmaline, watermelon tourmaline, ocean jasper, topaz, aquamarine, herkimer diamond. blue kyanite to ground chakras on reverse.
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spencers wrap
orange calcite, yellow tourmaline, faceted topaz.
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beccas wrap
easily the nicest wrap ive ever made. vietnamise green tourmaline, yellow apatite, heliodor.
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traded for crystals
imperial topaz, vietnemise tourmaline, yellow apatite, faceted blue topaz.
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sold to lindsey before conspirator 1/20 in nyc
imperial topaz, vietnamise tourmaline, faceted amethyst, rough emerald. should be done tonight.
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tiny wrap. SOLD in colorado
perfect for a girlies neck. fire opal, green tourmaline. for sale.
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caitlin made a down payment on this. not for sale
blue topaz. this wrap was a big step in the right direction.
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another pic
this was before i added the 2nd symmetrical bail.. i like it with 2 much better, it slides well on the chain and i think it looks really good.
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one side
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not for sale
this was originally a dread wrap but it was too chunky, i made it into a pendant. this was all from excess scrap wire from old wraps that were disassembled.
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for a valentines day gift
spessartite garnet. for devins girlfriend. not for sale
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backlit
this thing is nasty
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andrews rewrapped kunzite
just finished.
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closer
this wrap was for a friend, not for sale.
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the back
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semi backlit
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east coassssst
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smokey quartz, garnet
this is my first step into the world of huge half round. i used it on the bail, and for some accenting on the sides. the garnet looks really cool up close. im not 100 percent happy with the turnout, but i know its a step in the right direction.
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more
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check it
you can see the garnet well here.
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for sale
buy me. 150.
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sold to iris on GA biscuits run. N/F/S
vietnamise watermelon tourmaline in center, moldevite on top, garnet on bottom. 200 dollars.
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again
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again
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back and backlit
you can buy it off my neck for a bunch of cash. make me an offer.
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sold to michela on GA biscuits run.  n/f/s
rubellite, green tourmaline
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another
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sold.
pink damburite, spessartine garnet, blue tourmaline, fire opal. for sale
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another shot
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fresh rings
these are all 7 of the rings ive made in the past 2 days
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another shot
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these are going to ratdog tour first
after the next few shows are over ill update which ones are left
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close up of marias
big one. custom piece for a friend.
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none of these rings are for sale. they were made for a friend that gave me a really expensive crystal i added to my collection.
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traded in woodstock. n/f/s
aquamarine barbell. wide at both ends, thinning in the center, peridot crystal, spessartine garnet x2, blue tourmaline x2. $300.
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 User:   Risedesigns  ( ) Contact User 
Risedesigns
Rise Up- Innovative jewelry design. Not everything in this gallery is available for purchase. To view my current available work, please visit my ETSY page- http://www.etsy.com/shop/Bcgem22 Please direct all questions to my email at BCGem22@gmail.com Artist Benjamin Claus has deep love and knowledge for rough precious and semi-precious gemstones. He is also a Graduate Gemologist and Accredited Jewelry Professional from the Gemological Institute of America. Please don't hesitate to email me about available work, or to order custom jewelry. Thanks for taking the time to view my work.

http://www.riseupjewelrydesigns.com


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  • sarah
    oops
    Sarah: yeah, i meant to say keep ouR comments about our art. That came out wrong... ya know what I mean.
    3/1/2006 10:53 PM



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