Friends of Jade
An archive of articles, news and discussion about jade — nephrite and jadeite, from the mines of British Columbia and the river beds of Hetian to the carving studios of Hangzhou and the beaches of Big Sur.
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Friends of Jade Dinner Tucson
The time is approaching for the annual Friends of Jade dinner in Tucson this year. It will be on February 4th Saturaday at Mama Louisa's Resturante on Craycroft Road. No host drinks:6:30p.m. Dinner:7:00p.m. Cost:$22.00 per person. Come and enjoy some great…
Sneak preview of Jades for sale April 25&26
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2014 Jade Carving Workshop
We are having our annual jade carving workshop with Master carver Matt Glasby. The workshop will run from October 20-24 in the beautiful Caypay Valley at the Burkleo residence. We have limited spaces available. Please contact Mike and Joan for more…
Don Wobber ' s passing:
It is with a sense of personal sadness that I announce the passing of Don Wobber! In the North American Jade culture Don was a real giant! He was a Jade diver who found some of the largest and finest boulders of Big Sur Jade ever recovered, see his book "Jade…
FRIENDS of JADE DINNER TUCSON 2014
We are having our annual Friends of Jade Dinner this year at "Gee's Garden Resturante" Location: 1145 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson Phone: 520-325-5353 Time: 7:00p.m. Date: February 8th Saturaday. cost: 15.50$ per person plus gratuity Tables of ten served family…
2013 Donn Salt and Matt Glasby Workshop
What an amazing time we all had! This workshop turned out to be one of the highest attended in our history of Jade carving classes. The atmosphere was electric with talented teachers and students. So many amazing pieces were completed. Here are a few for your…
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DONN SALT and MATT GLASBY WORKSHOP
October 21-25 2013 are the dates to remember! This year for the first time we are honored to have both Donn Salt and Matt Glasby team up to teach our October Workshop. From design elements to tool making Donn and Matt are among the very best carvers today.…
Jades from the major archeological discoveries in China in 2008
Also this year I bring you a summary of the mayor archeological discoveries in China made in 2008 as published by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Cultural Relics Press ( www.Wenwu.com ). In 2008 the discoveries of archeological jades…
The top jade items of the art auctions of 2008
Every year the art publishing house Artouch ( www.artouch.com ) in Taiwan publishes a 700+ page catalogue (purchase via www.yesasia.com for about 90$US) showing the object of the mayor Chinese Art auctions of the preceding year. Also this year a large section…
5500 pages of jades – The 15 volumes of the “The complete collection of jades unearthed in China”
The Science Press of Beijing and the Beijing Institute of Jade Culture have published in 2005 a monumental collection of 15 volumes with about 370 pages each on archeologically well traceable jades found in China. I noticed the volumes recently in Hangzhou…
Jade carving in Suzhou, China
Suzhou, also called the Venice of the East because of its picturesque canals or City of the Gardens, is town with about 700.000 inhabitants one hour driving west of Shanghai. Since ancient times, Suzhou is also one of the centers of fine jade carving and,…
Top jade auction prices in 2007
The publishing house Artouch ( www.artouch.com ) in Taipei, Taiwan is publishing each year an overview with the title “ Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Auction ”. In this soft cover book the editors of Artouch list in a very complete and systematic way the…