David Barber

Ekalaka, MT

Artist Website: www.etsy.com/shop/realityrocks

BIO:

A professional lapidarist and metal smith, for over 20 years, I have collected unusual, rare, and ultra-rare stones/fossils. Integrating traditional lapidary techniques with modern improvements, I use only food grade mineral oil for cutting my stones. Each piece is hand selected, cut, polished, designed and transformed into a finished pendant showcasing nature’s amazing complexity and beauty. From heirloom designs to everyday jewelry,I present over 200 varieties of natural stone pendants.

Artist Statement:

I cut and polish over 250 kinds of rocks, minerals ,and fossils using traditional lapidary methods turn them into one of a kind pendants, wire wrapping or fabricating settings