The artwork is painted entirely in coffee - no additives, just 100% pure coffee.
www.justcoffeeart.com
Coffee Art is a unique technique developed by Karen Eland to express her creative imagination. The original paintings displayed on this website are created entirely out of espresso on watercolor paper.
www.coffee-art.com
Coffee painting produces everlasting shining. The coffee-on-canvas paintings resemble antique sepia effect. Painting with coffee gets the old-look effect.
www.coffee-paintings.com
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
You Can Buy Diamond In Bits And Pieces
New Business Models: (via Times News Network) Moinak Mitra writes:
Diamonds are forever but can’t be bought loose. That’s when the Rs 3,467-crore Gitanjali group had this gem of an idea. Starting August 15, diamonds ranging from 0.25 to 1-carat will be loosely available in retail. The company calls them Ezee Diamonds, and has released 500 such boxes on Independence Day. A box may have one big diamond of, say, 2-carat, or several small diamond pieces measuring up to 1-carat, and so on and so forth. So every box will have different carat-age. And for the first time, like prices of bullion, Ezee diamond prices will be listed and updated fortnightly across the media by the Mumbai-based Ezee Diamond Council. ET gets the sparkle on the loose. For one, the mood at the Gitanjali headquarters in Mumbai is ebullient. “This is the first time diamonds would be available loose and priced pegged to changing global benchmarks,” says Mehul Choksi, managing director of Gitanjali group. “Prices would be updated every fortnight and moderated by the Ezee Diamond Council, which consists of 8-10 representatives from different verticals of the diamond industry,” he adds. ET learns that some of the moderators doing the rounds hail from International Gemological Institute, Retailers’ Association of India, Diamond Trading Company, Indian Institute of Jewellery, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Franchise India Holding. “The council has been specially set up to keep track of the Ezee Diamonds. It’s a fair and transparent module, which ensures an unbiased way of pricing the diamonds. Consumers can be sure of the quality of the diamonds and the price they are paying for it,” says Nilesh Shah, head, Diamond Panel Committee, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council. The road ahead looks easy too. “In a year, we can do more than a million boxes. The cheapest diamond box would be available for Rs 5,000 and go up to Rs 5-lakh,” says Anuj Rakyan, vice president – retail, Gitanjali group. The Ezee diamond initiative is in line with the company’s mass-market strategy to make diamonds more affordable. In 1994, the group launched its Gili brand of jewellery across retail and popularised the 18-carat gold concept. Today, Gitanjali is present in the market with a wide spectrum of gem and jewellery brands catering to most market segments. Mr Choksi wanted “to make diamonds more affordable to the middle-class”. The fortnightly pricing on I-Day is another step to that end.
Diamonds are forever but can’t be bought loose. That’s when the Rs 3,467-crore Gitanjali group had this gem of an idea. Starting August 15, diamonds ranging from 0.25 to 1-carat will be loosely available in retail. The company calls them Ezee Diamonds, and has released 500 such boxes on Independence Day. A box may have one big diamond of, say, 2-carat, or several small diamond pieces measuring up to 1-carat, and so on and so forth. So every box will have different carat-age. And for the first time, like prices of bullion, Ezee diamond prices will be listed and updated fortnightly across the media by the Mumbai-based Ezee Diamond Council. ET gets the sparkle on the loose. For one, the mood at the Gitanjali headquarters in Mumbai is ebullient. “This is the first time diamonds would be available loose and priced pegged to changing global benchmarks,” says Mehul Choksi, managing director of Gitanjali group. “Prices would be updated every fortnight and moderated by the Ezee Diamond Council, which consists of 8-10 representatives from different verticals of the diamond industry,” he adds. ET learns that some of the moderators doing the rounds hail from International Gemological Institute, Retailers’ Association of India, Diamond Trading Company, Indian Institute of Jewellery, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Franchise India Holding. “The council has been specially set up to keep track of the Ezee Diamonds. It’s a fair and transparent module, which ensures an unbiased way of pricing the diamonds. Consumers can be sure of the quality of the diamonds and the price they are paying for it,” says Nilesh Shah, head, Diamond Panel Committee, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council. The road ahead looks easy too. “In a year, we can do more than a million boxes. The cheapest diamond box would be available for Rs 5,000 and go up to Rs 5-lakh,” says Anuj Rakyan, vice president – retail, Gitanjali group. The Ezee diamond initiative is in line with the company’s mass-market strategy to make diamonds more affordable. In 1994, the group launched its Gili brand of jewellery across retail and popularised the 18-carat gold concept. Today, Gitanjali is present in the market with a wide spectrum of gem and jewellery brands catering to most market segments. Mr Choksi wanted “to make diamonds more affordable to the middle-class”. The fortnightly pricing on I-Day is another step to that end.
Paua Shell
Paua, New Zealand’s largest iridescent nacreous abalone has been known under a variety of pseudonyms, such as rainbow abalone, opal of the sea, sea ear, mutton fish, and Venus looking glass. Experts believe the strong iridescence in paua shell is due to diffraction + the diffraction color (s) are dependent on the thickness of the aragonite platelets.
Paua shell is routinely color enhanced by dyeing to hide commonly seen brownish patches. Visual observation may indicate the distinctive iridescent patterns of Paua shell, but if in doubt always consult a reputed expert or gem testing laboratory.
Paua
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paua
Paua shell is routinely color enhanced by dyeing to hide commonly seen brownish patches. Visual observation may indicate the distinctive iridescent patterns of Paua shell, but if in doubt always consult a reputed expert or gem testing laboratory.
Paua
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paua
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Coatings For Gemstones And Other Decorative Objects
I found the link on treatments @ http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7137275-claims.html educational and insightful.
For The Love Of God
The Economist profiles Jay Joplings, London's most ambitious contemporary gallerist + other viewpoints @ http://www.economist.com/daily/columns/artview/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9707227
Banking Facilities For The Politically Correct
Chaim Even-Zohar writes about diamond banker's dilema on financing the industry + the high administrative costs associated with the anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing compliance rules + other viewpoints @ http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullEditorial.asp?TextSearch=&KeyMatch=0&id=24671
Synthetic Malachite
Today most synthetic malachites are produced in Russia. Visual identification may be difficult because they are virtually indistinguishable except by destructive /analytical tests, but the SG (specific gravity) values aren't the same.
Natural malachite = 3.87 – 3.92
Synthetic malachite = 3.61 – 3.70
Malachite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite
Natural malachite = 3.87 – 3.92
Synthetic malachite = 3.61 – 3.70
Malachite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite
Cameos: Gift From The Sea
Deborah Blumenthal writes about Cameo + Torre del Greco, the home of shell cameo carving industry + other viewpoints @ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9C05EEDD1738F936A3575BC0A962948260
Cameo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo
Cameo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo
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