{"product_id":"hand-carved-garden-quartz-lodolite-skull-by-wilson-venturini","title":"Hand Carved Garden Quartz (Lodolite) Skull by Wilson Venturini","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is one of those pieces that surprised us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeither Christian nor I are particularly drawn to skull carvings. In fact, if anything, Christian usually likes them even less than I do. So when we were walking through the Tucson Gem Show and he couldn’t stop coming back to this piece, I knew there had to be something special about it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd honestly, he was right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis double-sided skull was hand carved by Wilson Venturini, a master Brazilian carver who has spent decades working with quartz. The Venturini family is known throughout the mineral world for their extraordinary craftsmanship, and they were involved in supplying the massive quartz installations at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, including the famous quartz spheres and obelisk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this piece even more special is that it was carved by Wilson himself. Now in his seventies, he has spent a lifetime working with stone, and you can see that experience in every detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe material is beautiful Garden Quartz, also known as Lodolite, filled with natural inclusions that create entire landscapes within the crystal. Every angle reveals something different, and the deeper you look, the more details begin to emerge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I love most about this piece is that it feels like two works of art in one. Turn it around and you have an entirely different perspective, an entirely different expression, and an entirely different experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOut of all the things we saw in Tucson, this was one of the pieces Christian simply would not leave behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter spending time with it, I completely understand why.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’d like additional photos, measurements, weight, or videos, we’re always happy to provide them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantis Rising Crystals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356450377925,"sku":null,"price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atlantisrisingcrystals.com\/products\/hand-carved-garden-quartz-lodolite-skull-by-wilson-venturini","provider":"Atlantis Rising Crystals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}