Raw Orange Calcite’s Apricot Palette
Cream and whitish patches break up the pale yellow-orange of this raw orange calcite, giving its warm palette a softly varied character. The colours are gentle, but the surface is full of contrasts: angular faces, distinct ridges and rough-looking patches. Bright reflective highlights catch the eye beside shaded areas, bringing definition to the uneven shapes without overwhelming their delicate colouring.
The irregular outline has a sculptural quality, with a broad lower portion tapering towards a narrower upper end. In a small imagined landscape, that shape might become an apricot hill crossed by cream-coloured paths. Rough-looking patches meet bright faces, and a whitish marking breaks the sweep of yellow-orange.
