Today we explored some of the Hotel Shows along I-10. These are wholesale/retail shows and feature much variety. You can see and buy the entire gamut of the lapidary arts.
Let’s just show you in pictures.
![oceanjasper No shortage of obicular Jasper (AKA Ocean Jasper)](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/oceanjasper-300x225.jpg)
No shortage of obicular Jasper (AKA Ocean Jasper)
![citrine Citrine Geodes are commonly "cooked" Amethyst.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/citrine-300x225.jpg)
Citrine Geodes are commonly "cooked" Amethyst.
![citrine2 Citrine "Bowl"](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/citrine2-300x225.jpg)
Citrine "Bowl"
![bigamethyst Nice Geodes.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bigamethyst-300x225.jpg)
Nice Geodes.
![happybeader A happy bead lady.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/happybeader-225x300.jpg)
A happy bead lady.
![courtyard2 Courtyard rocks.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/courtyard2-300x225.jpg)
Courtyard rocks.
![rockguards Faithfully guarding the rocks.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rockguards-300x225.jpg)
Faithfully guarding the rocks.
![sug Sugalite](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sug-225x300.jpg)
Sugalite
![nicecrystal Too man y Crystals for one crystal.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nicecrystal-300x300.jpg)
Too many Crystals for one crystal.
![boulderopal Boulder Opal carvings.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boulderopal-300x225.jpg)
Boulder Opal carvings.
![gemtree WOW!](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gemtree-300x225.jpg)
WOW!
![skullsbyaliens Skulls probably carved by aliens.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/skullsbyaliens-300x225.jpg)
Skulls probably carved by aliens.
![biggiecrystal A Biggie in front of the Riverpark,](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/biggiecrystal-225x300.jpg)
A Biggie in front of the Riverpark,
![petrifiedbamboo Petrified Bamboo.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/petrifiedbamboo-300x165.jpg)
Petrified Bamboo.
![spectrolite Finish Spectrolite. Never saw anything like this.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/spectrolite-300x162.jpg)
Finish Spectrolite. Never saw anything like this.
![lighted These look great with the lights in them.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lighted-300x225.jpg)
These look great with the lights in them.
![carving1 Carvings from quartziam-Riverpark](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/carving1-241x300.jpg)
Carvings from quartziam-Riverpark
![realbigamethyst The biggest one we saw.](http://www.snobappealjewelry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/realbigamethyst-225x300.jpg)
The biggest one we saw.