Star Marble Bear with BC Jade Fish Carving on Base

Our Master carver, Lina, comes from a family of carvers. Her grandfather was a Burmese Jade carver in the early 1900’s. Lina has been carving since she was a young child, starting with wood and soon migrating to beautiful stones such as Canadian Jade, Alberta Petrified Wood, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, and other crystals and stones. Lina designs and carves all our signature pieces.

Lina currently lives in the Greater Vancouver Area, where her studio is located. While she carves our larger (signed) pieces, her apprentices carve each of our smaller, or unsigned, carvings. Lina trains her apprentices in her personal, unique style of carving, which utilizes as much of the natural stone as possible to create a truly unique bear. This is a direct contradiction to standard stone carving methods, which utilizes an “assembly line” method of carving, where each bear will turn out exactly the same as the one before. Because of Lina’s method, each apprentice is tasked with creating something unique with as little stone waste as possible, which teaches them to problem solve and really utilize and cultivate their own creative methods.

Whenever possible, Lina sources Canadian stones for her carvings, including Jade sourced from across British Columbia, and Alberta Petrified Wood, two of her favourite materials. Star Marble, Rhodonite, Hematite, and Sodalite are also used when available. She believes that if a carving reminds you of a place, the stone should be from there as well.

Each piece is truly one of a kind and all are inspired by Lina’s time in the Rockies.

May you enjoy your signed carving, as it is a beautiful artist piece, and a lasting memory of your time in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Star Marble is a type of crystalline limestone, cherished for its pure white colour with glittering specks. Formed in shallow, calm, marine waters, star marble is believed to be made up of skeletal fragments of marine organisims such as coral. It is also formed from silica and crystals, which would have formed to fill natural gaps left in the stone, giving each piece its sparkling appearance. Star marble is a fairly soft stone, making it a favourite of stone carvers.

Star marble is often used to enhance the healing properties of other stones. When used alone, it encourages purification, reminds us of our innocence, grounds and centers us and entices positive thoughts.

Whatever your beliefs, may you enjoy your star marble.

Canadian jade is a type of nephrite jade that ranges in color from light green to dark green and sometimes in a black.

The jade is found all over British Columbia, including Cassiar, Dease Lake, Hazelton and sometimes in the Frazer and Bridge Rivers, to name a few. The Canadian jade mines are the largest jade producing mines in the world. As many Canadian mines are slowly being depleted, the price of jade keeps going up as it becomes scarcer.

Jade is a hard stone and is very difficult to carve, diamond or Carborundum tools and files must be used. Green jade is prized as is chrome jade (jade with bright green flecks running through it) and cat's eye jade (jade with a chatoyant flash running through it.)

Whatever type of jade you prefer, a good consistent color and a good depth of color is important. Canadian jade rates with the world’s best.

Some believe that the entrance to heaven is blocked by a huge jade boulder.  Only people that cherished jade during their lifetime can move the boulder. Others believe that jade may strengthen the heart and immune system and that it may also cleanse the blood, increase longevity and fertility.

Whatever your beliefs, may your piece of jade bring you good luck and fortune and years of enjoyment.

Approximate dimensions:
Bear carving: H 101mm x W 49 mm x D 59 mm
Base: W 62 mm x D 67 mm x H 9 mm

Jade:
Good luck
Tranquility
Harmony
Peace
Heart Chakra

Star Marble:
Purification
Grounding
Centering
Enhances other stones properties
Crown Chakra

Exposure to water and other chemicals, such as cleaning products or aerosols, will damage it over time. If you polish the stone, use a dry cloth only, or an air duster that does not contain any disinfectant or other chemicals.

Included: 1 Bear Carving

• You will receive the exact same item that is in the photographs.

Any item(s) purchased will be shipped within 48 hours, however most are processed within 24 hours of the confirmation of your order. 

We use a tracked service for all items.

According to the postal service, US & Canadian parcels should arrive within 6 business days, international items should arrive within 11 business days after dispatch. Please be aware that these are subject to change and delays can occur outside of our control.

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