My newest carving, in "Glacier Ice" Corian, with three tiny hand cut cabochons in "Jade" Avonite.
The laces to wear it with are hand cut from a soft white deerhide, and have small bone beads on each end.
This was commissioned as a Talisman, and needed to be perfectly sized to fit in a closed hand, so it's about 2 1/2" long. It's carved on both sides, but only has the stones on the front.
What you can't see here is that this material is slightly translucent, so it sorta glows when you hold it up to a strong light. This material is also kinda hard to photograph, and washes totally out in the type of lighting I normally prefer.
It's much nicer in person than photos can capture, and feels wonderful in the hand. The little cabochons also look darker and richer in person. The sun in this pic kinda washed out their color a little.
Here's a pic with the sun behind it to show the translucence:
And here are a couple closeups of the front and back:
Here's a view under artificial lighting, to better show the detail and the color of the green Avonite cabochons:
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Corian (and the other "solid surface" products like the related Avonite I used for the green bits) is a lot of fun to work with. Makes good knife handles too. There are a TON of colors, and if you have a place locally that installs countertops, they'll probably let you look in their dumpsters for scrap chunks if you ask nicely. If you want to try specific colors, Corian sells samples off their website for cheap.
This piece was actually one of the purchased pieces, since I haven't scored any "Glacier Ice" in the scraps runs.
Is this "Glacier Ice" stuff work like stone? Glass? Is it cold or does it feel hold room temp kind of like a plastic? Beautiful either way.
I hope you're well!