Stunning to say the least and simply posh! The company Gemstone Creative has taken portrait art to a completely different level! They use materials from swarovski crystals, semi precious stones, sapphire and diamonds in their portraits. Who wouldn’t love to have their portrait blinged out in nothing but diamonds. With portraits starting at a whopping $3000.00 up to $750’000.00 and with the time these artist take to complete the perfect art for you it certainly seems like a great investment, if you like and can afford that kind of thing of course. Take this Jay-Z piece for instance created by Adrian Firth, one of Gemstone Creatives highly acclaimed artists created this 60x60cm portrait using black and white/crystal swarovski crystals which has become quite the conversation piece and has been gaining much press. This artwork of the rapper houses approximately 22,500 swarovski stones. Other work they have done include Barack Obama, The Queen, and Marilyn Monroe.The artistic team at Gemstone Creative is made up of some of the best mosaic artists who have all been commissioned to produce mosaic projects at the highest level. These artists work passionately and will interpret and recreate your image, transforming it into a mosaic of thousands of crystals. The concept of using precious stones in mosaic artwork has been around for centuries. The Moors, the Byzantines and the Great Mughal Emperors all used precious stones and gold leaf to create intricate mosaics that adorned the walls and floors of their palaces and cathedrals. Gemstone Creative is a new and exciting company that takes the lead from these classical examples of fine craftsmanship and gives the concept a contemporary twist. They are dedicated to reintroducing this highly specialized artistic genre, which is by nature symbolic of wealth and a physical manifestation of beauty.