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Gail
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 Posted: Aug 12, 2009 23:35 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Dave Bunk is in charge of the exhibits, so he was really great and helpful too.
This is the process for putting the glass in the cabinets once we are satisfied with them.
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 12, 2009 23:38 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Some photos of set up.
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| The Main floor as people get their areas ready for the first day of the show which is the next day. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 12, 2009 23:44 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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And more photos.
Set up day is Thursday, we took 12 hours to do the job. We are in comfortable clothes and good shoes. We also brought good rugs to stand on to ease the concrete floor hardness as well as a safety drop zone for any mineral that might slip. Luckily only one small TN dropped and bounced, unharmed, on the rugs.
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| Still smiling, I do that a lot. |
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| Irv Brown and Me having a fun time as we put cases together. |
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I bet he is thinking "there she is taking photos and not working! "
Believe me, I put in a lot of the cases too! |
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| Jim in front of the cabinet which has minerals from 6 continents. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 12, 2009 23:47 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Oh, by the way, no makeup or anything on set up day, it is pretty much a "avoid" the camera day, even though Jim did manage to snap a shot or two.
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| Wayne is really enjoying filming! |
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| Starting to see some cases filling. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 12, 2009 23:51 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Some cases...
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| A China cabinet of various pieces we enjoy. |
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| A China case with Kesterite and others. We have a large collection of kesterites. Is there ever enough? |
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| Scheelite and Cassiterite China case. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 12, 2009 23:56 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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And....
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| One of 6 Brazil cases we had on display. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 00:00 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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| Some TNs showing our interest in this size. |
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Linda Smith
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 17:09 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Thank you Gail, wonderful photos. It is nice to put faces with names and you do a fabulous job of describing people and places.
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 21:10 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Oh thank you Linda, you are always a wonderful supporter of mineral enthusiasts.
And a darn good Grandmother too!
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| I had heard that this fine fellow was photographing minerals, at Collector's Edge, for a Spanish publication. Joaquim Callén photographer and editor of the Spanish magazine Mineralup. |
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| Danny Jones in a less formal kilt stance. |
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| Richard Jackson and Steve Behling of Collector's Edge with a great Amazonite and smokey quartz. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 21:20 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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We took the RV back to the rental place this morning ,what a fiasco! We had to back it up down the country lane to head out and we had to S L O W L Y pass a moving van parked on the side only to turn a corner and encounter two large tree trimming trucks, complete with swing arms and buckets. Yikes. Jim managed to pull it off only to have a woman putting balloons on the corner we needed to turn onto as she marked the road for a child's birthday party. Eeek!
We figured it was our last test at obstacle course maneuvers before returning the beastie. My Toyota felt darn small after driving the RV all week.
So..moving on....
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| Leonard Himes looking serious as he checks out a case of minerals. |
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| Jim with Scott Werschky of Miner's lunchbox. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 21:27 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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and..
Sorry if I show a case twice, this is the finished case with the mineral descriptions in the back.
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| Smithsonite and Descloizite with a few pseudomorphs too. Namibia |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 21:28 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 21:32 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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And more..
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| I am always pleased to see women enjoying minerals. |
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| Illinois Fluorite. This is the one case, in particular, where the lighting didn't do justice to the minerals. |
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Canada, Chilie and Topaz....
our last case to be designed and we piled three different case ideas into the one! ha ha |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 21:40 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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| my ring was on display, a pezzotaite gemstone. Most jewelers compliment me on my nice pink sapphire. I love to show them a beryl they don't know. |
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| A ten carat diamond necklace Jim gave me for Christmas a couple of years ago, my Sister-in-Laws don't get it??? I rather like a diamond in its natural state! |
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| A beautiful Rhodochrosite with fluorite from China. We just love this piece! |
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| Mario Pauwels, Rob Lavinsky...with his eyes closed ( he is going to be unhappy with this photo! ) and Jim Spann |
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| Jack Hecksher (sp?) taking photos of the minerals while I take a long distance photo of him. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 21:48 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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We brought only 1/3 of our collection for display leaving many wonderful but perhaps more delicate minerals at home. We didn't bring anything from India...too delicate to chance moving. But the displays give an overview of our way of collecting. All sizes, all locales, and seldom only one of anything.
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| My Mexican Hemimorphite case. I tallied up just over 125 in my collection. Jim likes them just fine, but I LOVE them. |
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| Mexico II ( I love the Duftite in the back right hand corner. ) |
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| This young lady was very enthusiastic about minerals. I have sent her the photos of us together. Another mineral collector in the making? |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 21:55 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Quite often Jim would be at one end, and me at the other, giving tours to groups or individuals.
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| Terry of Rocks and Minerals, Gloria Staebler in the back with Extra Lapis. |
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| Some Spann favourites, and apparently Alfredo Petrov's too! Fun to have different stair step displays. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 22:01 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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| These two young ladies met and exchanged minerals. Gotta love it! |
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| Kesterite, Scheelite, Fluorite and Cassiterite from China. |
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| Kesterite and other Chinese minerals. |
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| Little Jessica taking photos of some of our minerals. She is an amazing young collector. |
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| JIm's Mom and Dad drove in for the show. They just loved it. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2009 22:02 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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Going to take a break, get to bed early. Will add more photos tomorrow. night all!
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2009 03:24 Post subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 |
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| Wonderful minerals, wonderful displays, wonderful photo story - can't wait to see more ... though you already got my Mineral Display Design Oscar ;-)
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