It was and is so sad for me. No matter how much I complained and jumped up and down an yelled at tractor trailers parking in front of my shop to make deliveries to the bars and restaurants, when I was the only shop open on Mondays on that part of Government, I will still miss it so very, very much.
It is wonderful in that this will be leading to a new and different future that I surly believe will be every bit as exciting as the last five years. We will be reopening South Coast Antiques on approximately 2 April at Centuries Antique Mall over in the neighboring town of D'Iberville. It is located at 4030 Suzanne Dr, DIberville, MS 39540
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| "All The Treasures of Heaven Shall Be Yours" by Michael W. Moses |
The above image is a piece that I started a long time ago. About a year or so back a friend of mine brought me this huge flawless ruby exquisitely done in an emerald style cut. It is breath taking to behold! It is so perfect that it is beyond words. It is a real genuine ruby. The only thing is that it was lab created. So it looks like a million but is not worth quite that much.
When it was given to me the first thought I had as I held it in awe of its great and almost magical beauty was that "All The Treasures of Heaven Shall Be Yours" and I immediately saw an image in my mind of a saintly like being wearing ancient armor. I had an old clock case that I had been saving for something special and this was going to be it!
I crafted an icon like figure out of the fine white pottery clay that I use to fit in the case. I fired it then painted it with under glaze colors and then glazed it and re-fired it. I then took the clock case and stripped it down to the raw wood and then gave it a hand rubbed old fashioned finish.
Once done I encased it and added a few small details and used a drop of museum putty to hold the ruby in place. This is one of those special pieces that I am just not sure that I want to sell. I may just keep this one for myself!
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