I had a bunch of tigers eye that was on a string, an elastic bracelet. The elastic string broke, and I didn’t know what to do with the individual little spheres of tigers eye. I figured I might make an art project out of them… perfect idea for a nice afternoon.
I got some of the steel wire out that I had left over. I made this abstract flower type structure bending at right angles featuring a couple crystals on each.
Tigers eye is a cool mineral because when polished, it displays an optical characteristic called chatoyancy (derived from the French “œil de chat,” meaning “cat’s eye”) which gives it a sheen of depth which appears to move as the angle of view changes. The effect is shown in the clip below.
This is what tigers eye looks like rough…
Anyway, you can see why I wanted to find another use for these beautiful stones. I finished five “flowers” which are in these pictures
That’s really cool :) I have a chunk of Tigers Eye from South Africa – and it kind of looks like an ashtray but I don’t smoke :) Love what you’ve done with yours – will have to come up with an idea for it too!
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That’s a serious piece of Tigers Eye! Is it flat? if it has interesting patterns, maybe a wall mount near a window or door…. or across from a mirror to let it show ofd that caramel sheen. Do you have other rocks/minerals?
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Yes it’s a relatively big piece – that sheen is amazing and what a good idea, thanks! Maybe I could just put a frame around it as a wall mount – no backing or anything, and maybe even position frame at an odd angle too….Awesome :) thanks for that! Oh and yes, I have crystals and other semi-precious stones – they feel good to be around and are beautiful :) Connects me to my deepest earth where these things of beauty are made in the dark :)
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