by Kent Raible | Apr 17, 2019 | PROCESS |
Part two of four What did I get myself into? With the prayer wheel finished, the next major hurdle would be to create the caps for both top and bottom of the crystal, and the cage structure for attaching the prayer wheel. I wanted the metal of the caps holding the...
by Kent Raible | Apr 17, 2019 | PROCESS |
Part three of four A World Unfolds One of the most enjoyable aspects of the project was picking and arranging the stones, and watching the fantasy environment develop around the crystal. One of the first major elements that I made, and one the client had requested,...
by Kent Raible | Apr 17, 2019 | PROCESS |
Part four of four Putting It All Together Now all the different elements and parts were finished: the platinum caps with their multiple shelves were done, the gold stone settings were shaped to fit onto their corresponding shelves, granulated, and the stones set....
by Kent Raible | Jan 18, 2019 | PROCESS |
In this video series, we’ll explore how Kent came to the concept of this unique ring. this star rose quartz from madagascar really grabbed my attention, it was such a different stone than I had worked with before, and had an awesome inner light, not to mention...
by Kent Raible | Jan 18, 2019 | PROCESS |
I’ve had this incredible chrome tourmaline for many years, and finally made a necklace with it. The design for the piece sat in my sketchbook for over a year, then I took the plunge! I’ve been playing with setting round stones into diamond shaped tubing, (first seen...
