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Pet Portrait Cameos and Nature engravings

 
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Animal Portraits
  • Sheba Cameo Dog Big
    A portrait carving of an Alsatian pet called Sheba. By carving the top black layer to have different thicknesses I can create shading effects that add to the sense of life in the portrait.
  • Sheba Cameo Stone Copy
    A view of the Sheba dog cameo before it is set in the gold frame.
  • Angelfish Photo
    The original photo of an Angelfish that was used for the carving in Lapis Lazuli.
  • Lapis Angelfish Slice Copy
    This is the slice of Lapis that was sourced from the mountains of Afghanistan. This was bought from a dealer in Kabul by a friend of mine. I have around 2 kilos of this very fine Lapis-Lazuli in stock.
  • Lapis Lazuli Angelfish 350 Copy
    A double sided carving in Lapis Lazuli of an Angelfish. As the carving is identical on both sides it can be worn facing to either the right or the left.
  • Lynx Engraving Big Copy
    One of my very favorite hand engravings. The subject is a Lynx engraved in side profile. This won a top award in the British Goldsmiths Craft Council competition.
  • Cougar Wildlife Bracelet 400 Copy
    An engraving of a Cougar mountain lion resting on a tree branch. This is another of my very favorite engravings.
  • Mockingbird Signet Ring 350 Copy
    This signet ring was carved with a Mockingbird for a client in Canada.
  • Gem Carving Bird 350 Copy
    A different version of the Mockingbird natutre study. This is carved from a brown on white cameo stone.
  • Redsquirrel 600 Copy
    This engraving of two squirrels on copper won first prize in the British Goldsmiths Craft Council competition.
  • Golden Retriever Engraving Big Copy
    Silver engraving of a Golden Retriever dog.
  • Squirrel Cameo 350 Copy
    A lovely cameo of a squirrel. This was carved into blue agate.
  • Samples-4-crests
    Hand engraving of four crests that all feature animals in their design.
  • Snake Ring Top Copy
    A large 18 kt gold ring carved with a Chinese dragon in high relief.
  • Snake Ring Side Copy
    A side view of the Chinese dragon ring.

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This slideshow displays gemstone carvings and hand engravings of animals.

Cameo Carvings of Pets

Portraits of a favorite pet can be carved in a variety of materials. They look especially effective in brown on white layered agate as in my cameo of 'Sheba'

The blue agate cameo study of a Squirrel shows another technique that can be used for an animal portrait.

Gemstone Carvings of Animals

My pendant with a carving in Lapis Lazuli of an Angelfish is a good example of how a favorite animal or totem can be made into a unique jewel.

Wildlife hand engravings

These subjects are hand engraved onto either silver or gold. I include examples of nature studies which have always been an interest of mine. I am very fond of my Cougar bracelet and my Lynx engraving on silver.

I also show a gold ring which has been carved in high relief with the design of a Chinese dragon.


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Creating Unique Custom Jewelry for 29 years. Portrait Cameos © Copyright 2010 Gareth Eckley.

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