Rabbit with rabbit, chalcedony
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Ronald Stevens stone carving

Ronald Stephens. jade fish
Ronald Stephens. Jade Fish Figurine.

American jeweler and stone cutter Ronald Stevens grew up in sunny California. The love of art and the culture of surfing defined his interests and allowed Ronald to experiment with unique directions that have shaped his life and work.

Ronald Stevens is a jeweler, painter, sculptor, noted carver of rare gems and gemstones, and founding member of the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach. He favors unusual materials: local California Big Sur jade, fossilized whalebone, agate and jasper, including those collected over the years during beach trips. But not only.

Ronald Stephens. Black Opal Frog (Mintabi, South Australia)
Ronald Stephens. Black Opal Frog (Mintabi, South Australia)

His portfolio includes carvings on rare gems, fossils and even a meteorite. Do not wonder. We are talking about the meteorite Gibeon (South Africa) and the meteorite from Campo del Cielo (Argentina). Approximately 26 tons of fragments of the Gibeon meteorite and about 60 tons of meteorite fragments from Campo del Cielo have now been discovered. In addition to iron, meteorites contain nickel, cobalt and phosphorus. Due to their composition and cosmic origin, meteorite fragments are not subject to corrosion.

Ronald Stevens currently owns his own stone carving workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where he manages a team of experienced craftsmen. Skillful stone-cut miniatures of Ronald are in great demand among collectors.

Lizard, chrysocola (Peru)
Lizard, chrysocola (Peru)
Octopus, California Jade
Octopus, California Jade
Fish, rubellite (Brazil)
Fish, rubellite (Brazil)
Ronald Stephens. Lizard, Campo del Cielo meteorite from Argentina
Ronald Stephens. Lizard, Campo del Cielo meteorite from Argentina
Translucent light gray crystal opal bird (Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia)
Translucent light gray crystal opal bird (Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia)
Octopus from morganite
Octopus from morganite
Mice carved from a single piece of ruby in zoisite (Africa). Two mice and a little mouse are carved entirely from dark purple ruby, green grass from zoisite.
Mice carved from a single piece of ruby in zoisite (Africa). Two mice and a little mouse are carved entirely from dark purple ruby, green grass from zoisite.
Octopus, rare fossil agate coconut
Octopus, rare fossil agate coconut
Rabbit with rabbit, chalcedony
Rabbit with rabbit, chalcedony
Ronald Stevens. Ganesha, a rare variety of yellow opal
Ganesha, a rare variety of yellow opal
Ronald Stevens. Octopus, black opal
Octopus, black opal
Ronald Stevens. jade albite dragon
jade albite dragon, Ronald Stevens.