?? GEMS DOWN THE DRAIN ????

About 30 intricately carved semi-precious stones have been found at the bottom of a drain system in an ancient Roman bathhouse, which is being excavated near Hadrian’s Wall in Carlisle in England.

Known as intaglios, the stones were originally set in rings secured with vegetable glue.?The glue would have easily deteriorated in the steamy bathhouse air, resulting in the stones falling out of their settings and slipping down the drains.

The size of the gems found in Carlisle vary from 5mm to 16mm in diameter.?One was an amethyst engraved with an image of the goddess Venus, while another was a red-brown jasper engraved with an image of a satyr seated on rocks next to a sacred column.?

The incredible craftsmanship needed to engrave such tiny gemstones makes them rather valuable.?Similar stones recently sold at auction in London for between ￡7,000 and ￡30,000 each.

The incredible craftsmanship needed to engrave such tiny gemstones makes them rather valuable,?as can be seen in the picture above.

A CURIOUS MASTERPIECE

Everyone dreams of buying something for a snip in an old curiosity shop, and then finding out that it’s a masterpiece that could be worth millions!?

A chandelier, bought in a London antique shop for ￡250 in the 1960s, is expected to reach a high price when it’s auctioned in London next month.?And that’s because it’s one of the few lighting fixtures made by the famed Swiss sculptor ALBERTO GIACOMETTI, whose sculptures are among the most expensive on the market.

Giacometti, who died in 1966, is considered to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century.?His 1947 bronze piece?L’Homme au Doigt (The Man with the Finger)?sold for about ￡117 million in 2015.?It remains the single priciest sculpture ever to be sold at auction.

The chandelier being sold next month is thought to have been commissioned in 1946 or 1947.?It hung in the offices of the?Horizon?magazine from 1949 until the journal closed the following year.?It was placed in storage, eventually finding its way by mysterious means to an antique shop on London’s Marylebone Road in the 1960s.?The English painter JOHN CRAXTON bought it, and hung it in his Hampstead home for more than 50 years.

The chandelier is expected to sell for more money than a similar piece that sold in 2018 for about ￡7.7 million.

'On The Couch'?– with SEAN ANTHONY Voice Over TODAY 8th?February?@ 11am

This morning we’ll be chatting to Voice-Over Artist SEAN ANTONY about using his voice as a tool to earn a living.

Sean’s voice has featured in numerous radio and TV adverts, and in corporate and e-learning projects for well-known?brand names.?He also voices numerous characters in several video games.

As Sean says, he and his voice are everywhere!

You can watch the livestream this Wednesday at 11am GMT on LinkedIn: https://www.dhirubhai.net/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7027553271686787072/

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CATCH UP!

If you missed last week’s ‘On The Couch’ chat with Graphic Designer and Creative Coach VICKI LOVEGROVE you can catch up on the CR38IVES YouTube channel here:

Vicki talks about how she launched her own design consultancy business , with clients ranging from small businesses to global brands.?She also talks about how she became a Creative Coach, helping people take control of their creative lives.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT?- CR38IVES Member Acting & Voice Coach DONALD WOODBURN

DONALD WOODBURN is the originator of ‘Vocal Targeting’, which strips people’s speech of its restrictive filters to help them work with greater vocal immediacy and freedom.??He’s been an acting and voice coach for 27 years, and is recognised as a distinguished talent in the voice field - known for his sharp diagnostic ability, and provocative content and practice.?

Donald was brought up on a South African farm, surrounded by different cultures, languages and accents.?His experiences of boarding school and university also threw him into a cultural and lingual melting pot, which profoundly impacted on him.

His interest in post-colonial theory while at university in the early 90s further influenced his thinking and practice.?It drove him to investigate the impact that heightened situations had on expression, and to understand how confidently outspoken cultures express themselves physically and vocally.?

After studying voice at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in Australia, Donald headed up the voice departments at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in Perth, and at the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA) in Johannesburg.

Besides training actors and voice-over artists, Donald has also given voice training to radio and TV presenters and broadcasters at the SABC, etv (now eNCA), Al Jazeera English, and MTVbase.?In Australia he’s worked with the ABC, Fox Sports, Fox Sports News, Channel 7 and Channel 9.

Donald is currently working with six different training institutions in Sydney, while continuing to work extensively with state, national and international broadcasters.?He’s a director at BrandU Media, a group of specialists delivering unique, tailored on-screen and media performance training for those wanting to develop their presentation, communication and storytelling skills.?Donald is also on the board of Feet First Collective, a theatre production house that prides itself on producing contemporary independent theatre.??He’s also the author of five children’s books, and is currently writing a book on voice.??

You can follow Donald Woodburn on LinkedIn:??https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/donald-woodburn-396977122/

WATCH DONALD'S 'ON THE COUCH' INTERVIEW HERE:

BOOK READING by Author RICK KARLSRUHER - Thursday 8:00 PM GMT

‘Standoff’?was originally written in another form BEFORE the Cold War ended.

Author Rick Karlsruher says: “We were told no-one would believe that the Cold War would end without a shot being fired.?My story predicted that it would happen seven years before the Berlin Wall came down. ‘Standoff’?tells you how, why and who did it.”

So if you like spy stories, join us this Thursday evening when Rick will be reading his book.?He promises you one thing: you have NEVER heard this story!

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