I Held A Jewel

I held a jewel in my fingers
And went to sleep.
The day was warm, and winds were prosy;
I said, "Twill keep."
I woke and chid my honest fingers,—
The gem was gone;
And now an amethyst remembrance
Is all I own.         ~ Emily Dickinson

Oil paintings by the incredible Toronto based artist Carly Waito. Her exquisite renderings of glistening semi-precious gemstones and minerals in macroscopic detail are so life-like, it takes your breath away when you realize they're not photographs. This sort of talent tends to leave me in state of wondrous despair. Even her name has an elfin, birdlike quality to it. ♥

Amethyst. Oil on masonite.

Tourmaline

Barite

Vesuvianite

Bornite

Amethyst

Rhodochrosite