News from the Blog
- April 1, 2025
New: “Carver Two Decade Photo Gallery” with 1356 photos!
From images collected over 20 years of exploring, cutting, and polishing stones from The Carver Agate Field, I have selected a few (1356) photos of - February 19, 2025
COLD SNOWY WEATHER = LOTS OF NEW ROCK SPECIMENS FROM THE CARVER
Let’s see what we’ve got today! Rock #5828I love this rock. Be sure to click on the image to enlarge it! Rock #5863Fragmented filament - February 18, 2025
Texas Amethyst Agate World Headquarters on a peaceful winter night in February 2025!
Two views: So much snow . . . And so many - February 17, 2025
Cold and Snowy January and February = Lots More Cabs!
The first half of January 2025 was cold with not much snow, and then it started snowing, and it’s been snowing more or less constantly thru - January 29, 2025
How I Selected These Stones for This Post
Note: Please click on each photo below to see an enlarged version! Two of my favorite selections, Rock #5801 and Rock #5782 pictured below, are
Free-Form Designer Cabochons
These gemstones are hand picked from the surface of ‘The Carver’ agate field near Alpine, Texas. They are 100% natural, sustainable, and collected without any mining or digging of any kind, therefore, they are environmentally friendly. Because these gems are 100% natural, the color you see in each stone is exactly what nature produced….no artificial enhancements. These gemstones contain natural flaws, imperfections, and inclusions which is exactly how nature created them. You can read about ‘The Carver’ agate field on this website. And please visit The SHOP to see more.
The Bracelets
The bracelets are free-form designer bracelets. I do not produce perfect stones, but rather natural stones that are individually one of a kind PIECES OF ART created from ‘The Carver’ agate field in the far West Texas desert. Since each bracelet is unique, I cannot duplicate bracelets presented here. I will periodically bring to the site new bracelets and new stones. I only make a new bracelet when I cut and polish a stone which inspires me to create and design a piece of jewelry art that showcases that stone. These bracelets are best able to showcase the extraordinary agates from the “Carver.” You can view all of the available bracelets in The SHOP.
Field Diversity
The “Carver” agate find is diverse, colorful, and unique. A wide range of colors is available in the stones found in this field, and the stones themselves are diverse and include geodes, jaspers, and chalcedony. More about the geologic make-up of the “Carver” can be found in the official report about the field. You can view examples of the diversity of the field at the Galleries Page, which lists the wide variety of galleries created to display the amazing variety found in this unique and very special agate formation.
