Lapidary Club Of NSW in Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia | Design & fashion

Lapidary Club Of NSW

Locality: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Address: 130 Reservoir St Surry Hills, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Exhibition time!

24.01.2022 Something different - a member has started making cheese knives with granite handles.

24.01.2022 Another pretty little thing

23.01.2022 Wow check this out! http://www.geologyin.com//scientist-discovers-unusual-new-

22.01.2022 How do you like your eggs? Fabergé? Made by one of the members at lapidary house

22.01.2022 Some more work from one of our talented club members micro mosaic on the right and beautiful gems mounted on the right. How absolutely gorgeous are these little trinket tins?!!

22.01.2022 Google Maps has been updated with the latest information for the Club.

22.01.2022 Have you ever seen a Calcium carbonate crystal this size? At the Kandos Museum.

21.01.2022 Members please note that as of today, Monday 23rd the club will be closed according to government guidelines for your safety until further notice.

19.01.2022 Due to the current restrictions on non-essential services, the Club will be closed until further notice.

19.01.2022 I prefer the original name - Unnamed Brown Diamond. Golden Jubilee Diamond is not as interesting! https://www.thediamondauthority.org/golden-jubilee-diamond/

19.01.2022 A micro mosaic created by one of the artists at the club, such minute and beautiful work. This one reminds me of Gustavo Klimt with the use of deep reds with gold.

18.01.2022 Have you ever walked down reservoir street and wondered what lay behind the walls of the strange yellow terrace emblazoned with a sign that said Lapidary House? Well it houses the lapidary club of NSW and maintains stone cutting equipment for use by its club members. Every weekend it is a hive activity with members working on specimen stone, jewellery pieces or art exhibits. They provide a place to practice for all arts related to stone and an environment of exchange of ski...lls and semi precious gems. The club has produced many talented stone craftsmen over the years and even had to hold an exhibition at the town hall to accommodates the crowds. The fashion for lapidary is not as great as it was in the past but new members are learning the craft and adapting it to new directions in art and design. Its great to find a place so close to home where you can learn so many artisanal skills. The club at 136 reservoir street Surry Hills has a small shop which sells jewellery and specimens and is open to the public from 10 am to 1pm every Saturday.

17.01.2022 Busy little bees at lapidary house today. Its our open day! Come on over if you would like to see what we do and some examples of our work here! Its lovely and cool in the workroom

17.01.2022 Fabulous rock display at #lapidaryhouse come and check it out! Some beautiful displays here

16.01.2022 Toyoko Sugiwaka, a member of lapidary house club is having an exhibition of beautiful work! Go along, check it out and meet the maker!

16.01.2022 Its like a rainbow trapped in a rock glorious opal beautiful work on this at lapidary house

15.01.2022 Hello everybody! I hope youre enjoying this sunny afternoon here is Will Day, one of our members trying out his new loupe! One happy man!

14.01.2022 Wow! Look at these! One of our club members has sent in some pics of opalised crab shell. Arent they beautiful!

13.01.2022 A stunning opal! Work in progress from one of our club members

13.01.2022 Our chairperson Alex has confirmed that NSW health require all clubs to remain closed until further notice (even though we obviously wear masks and wash hands all the time as part of the activity) But on a more cheerful note! A couple more pictures! Before and after of the great job done clearing out the new space. We will be able to use this wonderful new space for work with boulder opals, pottery and workshops with visiting experts when we do finally get back to normal. ... Great job Judy and Kristi on doing all this work! Thanks for all you are doing in the background while we wait

13.01.2022 For the new club members who have not been able to get into the club and for those who would like a little refresher. This video slows all the steps from stone selection, using the trim saw, dropping, shaping and polishing. https://youtu.be/y0wH5Vdv9Js

12.01.2022 Hello How is everybody doing? Are you doing something fun while in lockdown at home? We have not been resting on our laurels over here at the lapidary club! We are getting ready for whenever normal returns we are clearing out and creating exciting new spaces! Assisted by the lovely fellows Cheapest Load Of Rubbish we now have this great space which will soon become a space for a rock room. ... More to come Watch this space!

12.01.2022 Made by one of our members from antique silver cigar boxes I think the one with the gems attached looks like a lolly box!

12.01.2022 One of our lovely club members polishing a teeny tiny zircon today

11.01.2022 Isnt this gorgeous? A palette of mosaic pieces :)

09.01.2022 Just in case.. Brooch show was cancelled this year. Did anybody have an entry made? Feel free to share here ... https://www.contemporaryartsociety.org.au/exhib/brooch-show

08.01.2022 How do you like your eggs? Faberg? Made by one of the members at lapidary house

07.01.2022 So I had an awesome day at billabong blue today! The lovely carol showed me their system there so I could dry sieve, Im more used used to working in the wet at Oberon. Theres a big pile of dirt, and you take a bucket which you then process. Everything is really well laid out and easy to use and theres even good advice on how not to do your back in! More to follow on what Ive found when I can get decent pictures.

05.01.2022 Happy new year! The club is open tomorrow. Opening times: Saturday 1-4 pm Sunday 12-4 pmHappy new year! The club is open tomorrow. Opening times: Saturday 1-4 pm Sunday 12-4 pm

05.01.2022 Weighing 202 carats, this rare sapphire is called the Stonebridge Green http://www.abc.net.au//rare-sapphire-stonebridge-/11402234

05.01.2022 Arent these wrapped rocks stunning!

04.01.2022 These wrapped rocks are all made by our very own Judith Salter here at Lapidary House. Theyre so beautiful! I love the combination of textures and materials!

03.01.2022 Here is some nice news: 10 pearls found in a single oyster in September 2018. Cygnet Bay, Western Australia

03.01.2022 This morning I am in Inverell, heading to billabong blue in a minute, but I wanted to share the experience if anybody is interested Absolutely everybody says hello and smiles, there is western style chrismas music in the street so I feel like Im a a fossicker in an old wild western today what a lovely little town!

03.01.2022 Wouldnt this be fun! This year there is no entry fee! And you can enter up to 5 brooches per person! Best get brooch making! Last date of entry is 17th of April 2020 so you have plenty of time ... https://www.contemporaryartsociety.org.au//brooch-show-ent

02.01.2022 Just before it jumped out of the tweezers and escaped! Pretty little zircon at least I think it might be a zircon? Anybody got a way to ID?

02.01.2022 As promised, my finds from Billabong Blue! Its difficult to get a good photo with terrible light lately around Sydney, but there are some beautiful colours, glassy and clear, and a couple of bigger silky/bomby ones. So chuffed with myself and it is so worth it, would definitely recommend going there. Would be perfect for those starting out or on holiday who may not want to commit to big digging.

01.01.2022 Fantastic news! We will be reopening on the 6th of June! See you there at 1pm! We will of course be following a strict protocol for health and safety as we return. Details to follow but as usual bring your own PPE - masks and eye protection

01.01.2022 A mighty Garage Sale this Saturday. 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. Ladders, tools, plants, rocks, an espresso machine and a guitar! Come along a find a bargain. Enter via Goodchap St, Surry Hills.