Birthday thingy & anecdote request

[shweta_narayan]

(I'd consider any anecdotes to be part of the birthday present, so extra-invite them this time!)

The stones shown here are of unquestionable high birth, of course.  verified by astrologers and gemstone geneaologists both, and proven by the continued strength of the Padishah Begum and her lands.

However, I have heard of disturbing events of late --

Comments

[spinningstar]

The amount of detail you put in is amazing. Those pearls!

[shweta_narayan]

Yay! :)

...Though actually I have to redo all the pearls, whee. They don't match all the OTHER pearls atm.

[sartorias]

That Navaratna pendant is just stunning!

I really want to see the whole painting.

[shweta_narayan]

squeee! You named it :D
That was my 4am thought a few days ago....

I really want to see the whole painting.

You might well GET to see a preliminary version of the whole painting soon! Especially if you pre-order Steam Powered....

[sartorias]

Already ordered!

[shweta_narayan]

Oooh! well I am SUPPOSED to get a preliminary version done for a belated postcard... by... today? Eek. Maybe tomorrow will work... *hopes*

[oonh]

I sent you an anecdote via lj's message system.

[shweta_narayan]

I giggled :)

[niamh_sage]

The more pieces I see, the more I'm hanging out to see the whole. I, too, love the amount of detail!

[shweta_narayan]

Yay!

[asakiyume]

Your finished painting will be a feast for the eyes!

Regarding recent controversies, I like the notion, brought up on the Wikipedia page, that a cultured pearl counts as a real pearl. I can imagine the debates and snubs. Can't you imagine the other pearls looking down their noses at the cultured pearl? Seeing it as a parvenue, a member of the nouveau riche. And yet to others, the cultured pearl is a champion of hard work over accident of birth!

[tithenai]

This comment made me grin so hard.

[asakiyume]

:D

[shweta_narayan]

+1!