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ROCKS

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“Tt takes a long time after it is
shaped to polish it.”

Each of the wheels is composed
of diamond grit and is water-
cooled. The final step, polishing, is
done on a leather pad embedded
with diamond dust.

“The molecular structure of the
stone really changes by the time
you get the finishing shine on if.”

Unlike the water-washed stones
on a beach, which only shine
when wet, Pearl’s stones will
gleam forever.

But Pearl notes the water-
washed stones are many people’s
introduction to the craft.

“A lot of people tell me that
they pick up rocks anywhere they
go. I know. where theyre headed.”

The first step for such future
‘tockhounds’— as hobbyists like
Pearl are described — is to buy a
tumbler.

The tumbler will permanently
reproduce the beauty of water-
washed stones. ““That’s the begin-
ning of lapidary work, the polished
pebble.”

Then, like Pearl, the rock-lover
will discover the challenge of

“If you want to keep up your
hobby, you have to go to craft fairs.
You supply all your relatives and
friends — you can only give away,
so much.

“What else are you going to
do?”

Pearl admits the time required to
produce the cabochon stones
ensures her hobby will never
become a profitable venture. But
the proceeds allow her to maintain
her equipment and buy more
stones.

“It’s a hobby. Some people go
to alcohol but I’d rather put money
in stone,” she says.

“I’ve tried many other hobbies
but I won’t change. Getting a
polish on stone, it’s incredible.

“You take a stone that looks like
nothing and then you get the color
and beauty out of it — it’s won-
derful.”’

CHRISTMAS GIFT

ROCK TO STONE, Pearl dis-
plays a finished rhodonite
brooch on top of a piece
of rough mhodonite.

her own equipment, set up her own
workshop and continued to pro-
duce jewelry.

Eventually she began attending
craft fairs and selling through the

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creating cabochon stones. Pearl ~
learned her craft through the work-
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10 years ago.

Since then she has purchased

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THEATRE: Woman in Mind. This Alan Ayckebourne comedy
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Auditions for the spring play, The Breath of Spring, a comedy by
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men are needed as are many backstage people. Call Phyllis Clarke
at 656-8975 for more information.

MUSIC: A winter concert by the Peninsula Singers will be
given Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Mills Road.
Proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank.

The choir desperately needs more tenors and basses. Come
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ARTS: Painter’s Open House. Come and celebrate the first
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ARTS AND CRAFTS MEETING: SPAC will meet Dec. 2 at
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