Biggs Jasper - Stone of the Month

One of the first stones that really excited me was Biggs Jasper.  The story of this material being discovered by a road crew and the local rock hounds quickly grabbing up as many of these stones before they were buried under the new roadway and bridges has always captured my imagination.

For a complete telling of this unique tale, visit this post from the rockhoundblog.com:  History of Biggs Jasper

Biggs Picture Jasper - Bookend Slabs

Blue Biggs Pendant

My husband has recently cut some of our blue colored Biggs Jasper.  This got me excited all over again about the stone.

 I am always looking for a new way to frame a lovely picture like this without detracting from the image.  In this case I went with a simple 14 kt. gold filled setting let left a row of twisted wire around the bezel of the cab.  This gives the setting a vintage look, while the smooth wire over the stone has only simple curves to follow the rolling hills patterns.

I hope that this unique pendant will be the highlight of someones collection and help them fall in love with this distinctive Oregon stone.

Addition - 11/27/2014
The images in of slabs in this post are from private collections that we have encountered through the years and taken pictures of.  These stones are not for sale.  We do not have rough slabs for sale.  Custom wire-work pieces are available for sale when I can part with one of the few finished cabs that Robert has cut from the limited quality stock we obtained years ago.