A new type of pearl!

[pattye]

Newberry, What a treasure you have there! Hope to see this one in person at the Ruckus! Stunning!!

 

[JerseyPearl]

I would love to see these done with diamond (or other gemstone) studding, like the keshi strand posted in another thread. And Newberry, your necklace is enchanting. Is that the same blue pearl from the grouping (3rd front he left)?

 

[CathyKeshi]

I hope to see one of these at the Ruckus with the name Cathy

 

[whicker]

I think we are all scrimping to put aside the funds for these, lol!

 

[newberry]

My beautiful necklace will be at the ruckus for all to see. Thanks everyone

 

[theseventhsphinx]

Too bad 'blimp' isn't a prettier sounding word. Zeppelin...

 

[kiwipaul]

They make me think of an explosion of color, how about a name like:

Galaxy Pearls OR Neutron Pearls OR Supernova Pearls OR maybe just Nova Pearls?

Then they could be called something like Pacific SuperNovas (which I think is rather catchy).



http://www.wallcoo.net/nature/nasa_jpl_stars_and_galaxies/html/wallpaper40.html

Cassiopeia A: Death Becomes Her

Located 10,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia A is the remnant of a once massive star
that died in a violent supernova explosion 325 years ago.

It consists of a dead star, called a neutron star, and a surrounding shell of material that was blasted off as the star died.
This remnant marks the most recent supernova in our Milky Way galaxy, and is one of the most studied objects in the sky.

 

[pearlescence]

M'thinks it is up to the people originating this new growing method to come up with a name. It's their thing to name if they want to.
(Even if they decide on Edison)

 

[jshepherd]

I disagree. We wouldn't have soufflle pearls or fireballs if that were the case. Besides, there are quite a few farmers that are experimenting with them.

 

[JerseyPearl]

Whatever they are called, they are certainly beautiful.

 

[whicker]

I love Paul's Super Nova Galaxy photo- It was the first thing I thought of, too. There is the sense of awe, and wonderment. The shape and colors fit the ones on the PP video. With the recent release of Cosmos, there has been lots of press about astronomy to help name recognition. Those names would be easy to remember. Would "galaxy" be too close to "galatea" and be confusing"? Super Nova is my favorite of these.

 

[kiwipaul]

Hi whicker,

Yes and as well as the wonderment, shape and colors there is also the analogy with the pearls and a SuperNova, which has expanded from a solid core (star) to a surrounding shell of stellar material.

 

[jshepherd]

I blogged about these finally on the PP blog, and here it is on Jewellery Net Asia!

http://www.jewellerynetasia.com/en-us/editorial/Blogs/555/5385/a-new-type-of-tahitian-pearl

 

[BAS]

Very interesting. Will you have some of these for us to see at the Ruckus? What happens to the “pearl” filled with gelatinous material that is removed? They're not supposed to be exported, right? But they must be beautiful. They're like the "souffle" of these new Tahtian "keshi"/provoked baroques. Probably gorgeous in their own right.

 

[jshepherd]

As far as I know those are thrown away - they can't be exported. It really is too bad because they would be something else, I'm sure!

Everyone coming to the ruckus will get to see them

 

[Caitlin]

3 weeks! I am so ready to see those!!!!

 

[kojimapearl]

Looking forward to seeing more of these and Cynde's necklace as well at the ruckus!
It's NOT a "catchy" name but I personally refer to them as "hard" or "solid" Tahitian Keshi. Of course I almost always have to explain that but it seems to help people remember that they are planned pearls and not truly keshi pearls.. They simply have similar shapes.
I love the look of them and ofcourse the sizes and design possibilities.
It's truly a wonderful thing to see new kinds of pearls and these are really exciting. Looking forward to see the Sea of Cortez versions.
Cheers