Green 3D Crystal Bun

The compact arched crystal in deep green: 2.76 inches wide, 2.60 tall, just under a pound, with your photograph engraved inside the clear block and a band of green glass running along the base. Up to five figures are recommended, which is a lot for a piece this size, and the arch at the top softens the frame in a way the upright formats deliberately do not.

The Least Formal Shape, in the Least Obvious Colour

An arch reads like a window rather than a document holder, so the picture inside looks held rather than filed. Green then takes it one step further from the conventional: it is the colour nobody picks by default, which is exactly why it suits a subject who would not have wanted anything conventional. Parents who spent their weekends outdoors, a couple photographed on a walk, a dog in long grass. Amber and blue are the safe choices; this one says something. For a wider scene with more room around it, the landscape skirt in the same colour is the alternative, and for a single portrait the capsule devotes the whole block to one face.

What Deep Green Does With the Light

Green absorbs more than the other three colours, so the base stays a concentrated band rather than flooding the whole block, and the contrast with the clear crystal above is sharper. On a wood shelf, a bookcase or against a darker wall that looks considered. In a white room in full sun it can read as almost black at the base, so put it somewhere with a little depth behind it.

Engraving, Text and Options

The image is engraved in Ultra HD inside the crystal, out of reach of dust, handling and sunlight, and free text engraving is included for a name, a date, a place or a line of your own. The background can be kept or removed, and on an outdoor photograph it is usually worth keeping, since a treeline behind the subject agrees with a green base rather than fighting it. An LED base can be added to light the block from underneath. Three sizes are made, and the larger blocks give the green band more height, which strengthens the contrast rather than the colour. Gift box included, made in 1-2 business days, US delivery in 3-5.