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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 4305393, member: 55&quot;]Re the argillite (somewhat belatedly, I&#039;ve been away): it is hard to second-guess an artist; there could have been reasons for doing the piece that way rather than other ways. Wonder if there was a commission, or just a desire to showcase what a raw chunk of argillite looks like. Reminds me of things I&#039;ve seen done with turquoise, where a large chunk has a carving added to it, rather than being cut up into jewelry-sized pieces.&nbsp; There was, or may still be, a store in Anacortes that had a large display featuring unusual and non-jewelry carvings in turquoise.</p><p>Certainly there can be uses for large chunks of argillite; I recall a gallery opening with Christian White pieces where one object could best be described as a tureen, in that one could have served a gallon of soup in it - it was over a foot long, and just stunning...as was the $25,000 price tag.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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