North Carolina Geologic Map
47 1/2" x 19 1/4", 2019
Slabs: Marble, sodalite syenite, granite, gabbro
Fossils: Fossil shark tooth, Hemipristis serra sp., Pliocene-Miocene, Pungo River Fmn, Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, Beaufort Co.; Turtle shell, Onslow Beach; Coral, Septastrea Marylandica, Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington
Minerals: Calcite, Wake Stone Quarry, Moncure, Lee Co.; Pyrite in schist, Standard Minerals Mine, Montgomery Co.; Pyrophyllite, Stanly Mine, Silver Ridge, Randolph Co.; Gold in quartz, Cotton Patch Mine, New London, Stanly Co.; Rutile, Ellis Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander Co.; Amethyst scepter, Hickory, Catawbe Co.; Almandine garnet in schist, Air Bellows Gap, Whitehead, Allegheny Co.; Emerald, Crabtree Emerald Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell Co.; Tourmaline, Carson Rock Mine, South Tow River, Spruce Pine District, Yancey Co.; Kyanite, Chambers Mtn, Crabtree, Haywood Co.; Ruby, near Franklin, Cowce Valley, Macon Co.
47 1/2" x 19 1/4", 2019
Slabs: Marble, sodalite syenite, granite, gabbro
Fossils: Fossil shark tooth, Hemipristis serra sp., Pliocene-Miocene, Pungo River Fmn, Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, Beaufort Co.; Turtle shell, Onslow Beach; Coral, Septastrea Marylandica, Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington
Minerals: Calcite, Wake Stone Quarry, Moncure, Lee Co.; Pyrite in schist, Standard Minerals Mine, Montgomery Co.; Pyrophyllite, Stanly Mine, Silver Ridge, Randolph Co.; Gold in quartz, Cotton Patch Mine, New London, Stanly Co.; Rutile, Ellis Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander Co.; Amethyst scepter, Hickory, Catawbe Co.; Almandine garnet in schist, Air Bellows Gap, Whitehead, Allegheny Co.; Emerald, Crabtree Emerald Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell Co.; Tourmaline, Carson Rock Mine, South Tow River, Spruce Pine District, Yancey Co.; Kyanite, Chambers Mtn, Crabtree, Haywood Co.; Ruby, near Franklin, Cowce Valley, Macon Co.
Utah Cross Section
40.25” x 13”, 2019
Marble, onyx, slate, travertine, calcsilicate metasomatite, sandstone, limestone, sodalite metasyenite, fuchsitic chert, Hickory Stone, phyllite, stromatolite, dumortierite quartzite, gabbro
40.25” x 13”, 2019
Marble, onyx, slate, travertine, calcsilicate metasomatite, sandstone, limestone, sodalite metasyenite, fuchsitic chert, Hickory Stone, phyllite, stromatolite, dumortierite quartzite, gabbro
Moqui Memorial Sculpture
54" x 36" x 18," 2018
Kanab sandstone, iron concretions "Moqui Marbles"
54" x 36" x 18," 2018
Kanab sandstone, iron concretions "Moqui Marbles"
Wyoming Geologic Map in Stone
33.5” x 26.75”, 2018
Slabs of: limestone, marble, granite, green serpentinite, quartzite, sodalite syenite
Minerals: Variscite, 3 miles west of Cody, Park Co., Nephrite jade, Sweetwater River District, Sweetwater Co., Lysite agate, Lysite, 8 miles north of Moneta, Fremont Co., Chrysocolla and cuprite, north of Hanna, Carbon Co., Shirley Basin blue agate, Shirley Basin, Carbon Co., Youngite, Glendo Reservoir, near Guernsey, Platte Co., Teepee Canyon agate, Hartville Uplift, Weston Co., Red ammolite, Buffalo, Johnson Co., Carnelian drusy, Sheridan, Sheridan Co.
Fossils: Star crinoid, Sundance Fm., Jurassic, South Bighorn Mountains, Bighorn Co., Petrified palm wood, Big Sandy Reservoir, Sublette Co., Knightia sp., Green River Fm., Eocene, Lincoln Co., Elimia tenera (“turitella), Green River Fm., Eocene, Delaney Rim, 8 miles south of Table Rock, Sweetwater Co., Dinosaur bone, Horse jaw fossil, White River Fm., Eocene/Oligocene, Douglas, Converse Co., Belemnite, Sundance Fm., Mesozoic, 50 miles north of Casper, Natrona Co.
33.5” x 26.75”, 2018
Slabs of: limestone, marble, granite, green serpentinite, quartzite, sodalite syenite
Minerals: Variscite, 3 miles west of Cody, Park Co., Nephrite jade, Sweetwater River District, Sweetwater Co., Lysite agate, Lysite, 8 miles north of Moneta, Fremont Co., Chrysocolla and cuprite, north of Hanna, Carbon Co., Shirley Basin blue agate, Shirley Basin, Carbon Co., Youngite, Glendo Reservoir, near Guernsey, Platte Co., Teepee Canyon agate, Hartville Uplift, Weston Co., Red ammolite, Buffalo, Johnson Co., Carnelian drusy, Sheridan, Sheridan Co.
Fossils: Star crinoid, Sundance Fm., Jurassic, South Bighorn Mountains, Bighorn Co., Petrified palm wood, Big Sandy Reservoir, Sublette Co., Knightia sp., Green River Fm., Eocene, Lincoln Co., Elimia tenera (“turitella), Green River Fm., Eocene, Delaney Rim, 8 miles south of Table Rock, Sweetwater Co., Dinosaur bone, Horse jaw fossil, White River Fm., Eocene/Oligocene, Douglas, Converse Co., Belemnite, Sundance Fm., Mesozoic, 50 miles north of Casper, Natrona Co.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
20.75” diameter, 2018
Pyrite sphere, copper nuggets, arsenic sulfur calcite, banded iron formation, serpentinite, travertine, red jasper, mottramite, blue quartzite
20.75” diameter, 2018
Pyrite sphere, copper nuggets, arsenic sulfur calcite, banded iron formation, serpentinite, travertine, red jasper, mottramite, blue quartzite
Faults IV
25.25” x 19.125 x 1.75”, 2018
Dendritic marble, Chinese writing stone (gabbro), orange alabaster, serpentinite, blue lepidolite, red onyx, marble
25.25” x 19.125 x 1.75”, 2018
Dendritic marble, Chinese writing stone (gabbro), orange alabaster, serpentinite, blue lepidolite, red onyx, marble
Montana Geologic Map in Stone
37 3/16” x 22 3/4”, 2018
Slabs of: Gabbro, marble, blue quartzite, sodalite syenite, granite, limestone
Minerals: Parasite, tetrahedrite, covellite & pyrite, cleavelandite, amethyst scepter, calcite, PGM ore, dry head agate, Montana moss agate, Yogo sapphired
Fossils: Laminar stromatolite, trilobites, Metasequoia occidentalis, brachiopods, Thescelosaurus sp. (toe bone), fossil turtle claw, baculites, Scaphites sp. ,Hypacrosaurus sp. (dinosaur bone), Maiasaura sp. (dinosaur egg shells)
37 3/16” x 22 3/4”, 2018
Slabs of: Gabbro, marble, blue quartzite, sodalite syenite, granite, limestone
Minerals: Parasite, tetrahedrite, covellite & pyrite, cleavelandite, amethyst scepter, calcite, PGM ore, dry head agate, Montana moss agate, Yogo sapphired
Fossils: Laminar stromatolite, trilobites, Metasequoia occidentalis, brachiopods, Thescelosaurus sp. (toe bone), fossil turtle claw, baculites, Scaphites sp. ,Hypacrosaurus sp. (dinosaur bone), Maiasaura sp. (dinosaur egg shells)
Pulse of the Planet
21.25” x 27.25”, 2017
Slabs of: marble, poppy jasper, travertine, chrysocolla with quartz, snowflake dendrites, variscite in matrix
Stone discs of: lapis, sodalite, amethyst, onyx, African turquoise, jasper, carnelian, red tiger’s eye, calcite, and green aventurine
Spheres of amethyst
21.25” x 27.25”, 2017
Slabs of: marble, poppy jasper, travertine, chrysocolla with quartz, snowflake dendrites, variscite in matrix
Stone discs of: lapis, sodalite, amethyst, onyx, African turquoise, jasper, carnelian, red tiger’s eye, calcite, and green aventurine
Spheres of amethyst
Time Spiral
34" diameter, 2015
Slabs of: orbicular granite, banded iron, red jasper, calcite, marble, granite, fossilized coral, quartzite, sodalite syenite, slate, travertine, limestone;
Fossils: trilobites, gastropod, brachiopods, estaroid, orthoceras, rugose coral, crinoid, brachiosauria, pinecone, ammonites, pelecypod, coprolite, shrimp, dinosaur tooth, baculites, hazelnut leaf, fish, conifer, leptomeryx, megalodon tooth, manatee teeth;
Insets: pyrite concretion, fossilized palmwood, dinosaur bone, peanut wood, turitella
34" diameter, 2015
Slabs of: orbicular granite, banded iron, red jasper, calcite, marble, granite, fossilized coral, quartzite, sodalite syenite, slate, travertine, limestone;
Fossils: trilobites, gastropod, brachiopods, estaroid, orthoceras, rugose coral, crinoid, brachiosauria, pinecone, ammonites, pelecypod, coprolite, shrimp, dinosaur tooth, baculites, hazelnut leaf, fish, conifer, leptomeryx, megalodon tooth, manatee teeth;
Insets: pyrite concretion, fossilized palmwood, dinosaur bone, peanut wood, turitella
The Enemy Within: Mt. Erebus Volcanism and Ozone Depletion
17” x 27”, 2017
Slabs of: limestone, mookaite jasper, agate, quartzite, limestone, dumortierite, sodalite, coquina, agate, slate, conglomerate, marble; Stone pendants of: calcite, aragonite, amethyst, carnelian, jasper, quartzite, sodalite, aventurine, red tiger’s eye, mookaite, obsidian; Spheres of: sodalite, mookaite, orbicular jasper; Pyrite
17” x 27”, 2017
Slabs of: limestone, mookaite jasper, agate, quartzite, limestone, dumortierite, sodalite, coquina, agate, slate, conglomerate, marble; Stone pendants of: calcite, aragonite, amethyst, carnelian, jasper, quartzite, sodalite, aventurine, red tiger’s eye, mookaite, obsidian; Spheres of: sodalite, mookaite, orbicular jasper; Pyrite
Texas Geologic Map in Stone
26.75″ diameter, 2017 Slabs of: travertine, limestone, marble, sodalite syenite, red jasper, gabbro
Minerals: flint, chrysocolla & malachite, pyrite, moss agate, celestite, fossilized dolomite, topaz
Fossils: shark’s tooth, gastropod, petrified palm
26.75″ diameter, 2017 Slabs of: travertine, limestone, marble, sodalite syenite, red jasper, gabbro
Minerals: flint, chrysocolla & malachite, pyrite, moss agate, celestite, fossilized dolomite, topaz
Fossils: shark’s tooth, gastropod, petrified palm
Fossiliferous II
15.5” x 29”, 2017
Slabs of: banded green aventurine, syenite, slate, marble, blue quartzite, sandstone, and gabbro
Fossils: Neogene shark teeth, Cretaceous shrimp, Jurassic black ammonites, Pennsylvanian horn corals, Silurian orthoceras
15.5” x 29”, 2017
Slabs of: banded green aventurine, syenite, slate, marble, blue quartzite, sandstone, and gabbro
Fossils: Neogene shark teeth, Cretaceous shrimp, Jurassic black ammonites, Pennsylvanian horn corals, Silurian orthoceras
Diatreme I
13.5" x 21.5”, 2016
Slabs of: fossiliferous limestone, iron rich siltstone, nickeloan magnesite, marble, banded jasper, granite;
Stone pendants of: onyx, red jasper, mookaite, yellow jade, amethyst, rose quartz, rhodonite, poppy jasper, red tiger’s eye;
Spheres of labradorite and jasper
13.5" x 21.5”, 2016
Slabs of: fossiliferous limestone, iron rich siltstone, nickeloan magnesite, marble, banded jasper, granite;
Stone pendants of: onyx, red jasper, mookaite, yellow jade, amethyst, rose quartz, rhodonite, poppy jasper, red tiger’s eye;
Spheres of labradorite and jasper
Fossiliferous I: Cambrian to Cretaceous
15.5" x 29”, 2016
Slabs of: pebble conglomerate, limestone, marble, travertine, conglomeritic marble, stromatolitic jasper, slate, onyx
Fossils: sea urchins/echinoderms, sand dollars, ferns, crinoid stems, trilobites
15.5" x 29”, 2016
Slabs of: pebble conglomerate, limestone, marble, travertine, conglomeritic marble, stromatolitic jasper, slate, onyx
Fossils: sea urchins/echinoderms, sand dollars, ferns, crinoid stems, trilobites
Beneath the Glacial Terrain
27" x 17", 2016
Marble, malachite, silicified porcelainite (mookaite), granite with azurite, Cherry Creek petrified wood sphere, pink marble, lapis pendants, calcite concretions (fairy stones), marble, apophyllite crystals
27" x 17", 2016
Marble, malachite, silicified porcelainite (mookaite), granite with azurite, Cherry Creek petrified wood sphere, pink marble, lapis pendants, calcite concretions (fairy stones), marble, apophyllite crystals
Michigan Geologic Map in Stone
23.75” x 27.25”, 2017
Slabs of: dumortierite, syenite sodalite, marble, limestone, rhodonite, travertine
Minerals: copper, datolite, specular hematite, Petoskey stone, honesite, red gypsum, celestine
Fossils: chain coral
Sheet copper surround, custom powder-coated frame
23.75” x 27.25”, 2017
Slabs of: dumortierite, syenite sodalite, marble, limestone, rhodonite, travertine
Minerals: copper, datolite, specular hematite, Petoskey stone, honesite, red gypsum, celestine
Fossils: chain coral
Sheet copper surround, custom powder-coated frame
Diatreme II
12″ x 20″, 2017
Slabs of: marble, poppy jasper, travertine, chrysocolla with quartz, snowflake dendrites, variscite in matrix
Stone discs of: lapis, sodalite, amethyst, onyx, African turquoise, jasper, carnelian, red tiger’s eye, calcite, and green aventurine
Spheres of amethyst
12″ x 20″, 2017
Slabs of: marble, poppy jasper, travertine, chrysocolla with quartz, snowflake dendrites, variscite in matrix
Stone discs of: lapis, sodalite, amethyst, onyx, African turquoise, jasper, carnelian, red tiger’s eye, calcite, and green aventurine
Spheres of amethyst
Oklahoma Geologic Map in Stone
33" x 17.5", 2016
Slabs of: limestone, marble, quartzite, sodalite syenite, travertine, granite, rhodonite;
Minerals: galena with sphalerite, bornite & calcite, quartz crystals, barite rosette, Garber Sandstone, Woodford shale, selenite, agatized wood
Fossils: trilobite, crinoid stem, brachiopod, reptilian jawbone
33" x 17.5", 2016
Slabs of: limestone, marble, quartzite, sodalite syenite, travertine, granite, rhodonite;
Minerals: galena with sphalerite, bornite & calcite, quartz crystals, barite rosette, Garber Sandstone, Woodford shale, selenite, agatized wood
Fossils: trilobite, crinoid stem, brachiopod, reptilian jawbone
Wisconsin Geologic Map in Stone
24" x 25", 2016
Slabs of: conglomerate, marble, onyx, limestone, quartzite, sodalite syenite
Minerals: botryoidal hematite, banded agate, chalcopyrite, quartz with hematite, druzy quartz, dolomite crystals, galena, calcite
Fossils: silurian coral
24" x 25", 2016
Slabs of: conglomerate, marble, onyx, limestone, quartzite, sodalite syenite
Minerals: botryoidal hematite, banded agate, chalcopyrite, quartz with hematite, druzy quartz, dolomite crystals, galena, calcite
Fossils: silurian coral
Arizona Geologic Map in Stone
34.25" x 39.625", 2016
Slabs of: limestone, marble, quartzite, sodalite syenite;
Minerals: cyanotrichite, coal, garnet, gold ore in matrix, turquoise, chrysocolla, iron meteorite, Cortez gold, wulfenite, wulfenite with mimetite & barite, amethyst, silver ore in matrix, native copper, peridot, azurite & malachite, ajoite, bornite, gypsum, campbellite;
Fossils: crinoid, petrified wood, brachiopod, bony armor
34.25" x 39.625", 2016
Slabs of: limestone, marble, quartzite, sodalite syenite;
Minerals: cyanotrichite, coal, garnet, gold ore in matrix, turquoise, chrysocolla, iron meteorite, Cortez gold, wulfenite, wulfenite with mimetite & barite, amethyst, silver ore in matrix, native copper, peridot, azurite & malachite, ajoite, bornite, gypsum, campbellite;
Fossils: crinoid, petrified wood, brachiopod, bony armor
Colorado Geologic Map in Stone
34" x 27", 2016
Slabs of: limestone, travertine, marble, sodalite syenite, aventurine;
Fossils: beetle, brachiopod, oredont teeth, baculites, scaphites, portheus fish vertebrae;
Minerals: fluorite with amethyst, rhodonite, lepidolite, pyrite, rhodochrosite, epidote, molybdenum in quartz, hematite in quartz, amazonite with smoky quartz, gold ore (calaverite), petrified wood, selenite
34" x 27", 2016
Slabs of: limestone, travertine, marble, sodalite syenite, aventurine;
Fossils: beetle, brachiopod, oredont teeth, baculites, scaphites, portheus fish vertebrae;
Minerals: fluorite with amethyst, rhodonite, lepidolite, pyrite, rhodochrosite, epidote, molybdenum in quartz, hematite in quartz, amazonite with smoky quartz, gold ore (calaverite), petrified wood, selenite
Faults Vignette: Normal Fault
12" x 10", 2015
Granite, travertine, marble, syenite
12" x 10", 2015
Granite, travertine, marble, syenite
Faults III
24" x 18", 2015
Metasomatite, marble, coquina, limestone, mookaite, syenite, slate, serpentinite
24" x 18", 2015
Metasomatite, marble, coquina, limestone, mookaite, syenite, slate, serpentinite
Grand Canyon Stratigraphy II
14" x 36”, 2011
Stone and Fabric Diptych
Fossiliferous limestone, sandstone, travertine, snakeskin jasper, marble, granite, fuchsitic chert, fossils of horn coral, brachiopods, trilobites
14" x 36”, 2011
Stone and Fabric Diptych
Fossiliferous limestone, sandstone, travertine, snakeskin jasper, marble, granite, fuchsitic chert, fossils of horn coral, brachiopods, trilobites
Mesozoic Stratigraphy III
24" x 55", 2014
Slate, marble, granite, limestone, orbicular rhyolite, quartize, metasomatite, travertine, agate
24" x 55", 2014
Slate, marble, granite, limestone, orbicular rhyolite, quartize, metasomatite, travertine, agate
Nebraska Geologic Map in Stone
29.5626" x 12.375", 2014
Slabs of: Fossiliferous limestone, orbicular rhyolite, epidote conglomerate, fossiliferous jasper, sodalite syenite, agate, slate;
Minerals: blue chalcedony drusy, gabbro;
Fossils: fossilized palm wood, fossilized artiodactyls tooth - Merycoidodon culbertsoni, fossilized brachiopod, fossilized shark teeth
29.5626" x 12.375", 2014
Slabs of: Fossiliferous limestone, orbicular rhyolite, epidote conglomerate, fossiliferous jasper, sodalite syenite, agate, slate;
Minerals: blue chalcedony drusy, gabbro;
Fossils: fossilized palm wood, fossilized artiodactyls tooth - Merycoidodon culbertsoni, fossilized brachiopod, fossilized shark teeth
When Sulfur Ruled
29" x 14", 2014
Travertine, orange alabaster, pyritized ammonites, Devonian coral with pyrite, chalcopyrite, dumortierite, pyrite, epidote with copper, banded arsenic jasper, gabbro
29" x 14", 2014
Travertine, orange alabaster, pyritized ammonites, Devonian coral with pyrite, chalcopyrite, dumortierite, pyrite, epidote with copper, banded arsenic jasper, gabbro
Faults II
25" x 19", 2012
Travertine, quartzite, marble, metasomalite, slate, piemontite, print stone (claystone), granite
25" x 19", 2012
Travertine, quartzite, marble, metasomalite, slate, piemontite, print stone (claystone), granite
Los Angeles Basin Stratigraphy
29" x 42.5", 2011
Diptych with fabric on right, stone on left
Marble, sandstone, limestone, onyx, amazonite, quartzite, aventurine, slate, granite, metasomatite
29" x 42.5", 2011
Diptych with fabric on right, stone on left
Marble, sandstone, limestone, onyx, amazonite, quartzite, aventurine, slate, granite, metasomatite
Devonian Dash
36" x 24", 2005
Devonian trilobite from Morocco (Paradoxides sp.), jasper, marble, slate, rhyolite, glendonite crystal
36" x 24", 2005
Devonian trilobite from Morocco (Paradoxides sp.), jasper, marble, slate, rhyolite, glendonite crystal
Paleoseas
35" diameter, 2004
Center: sandblasted in amphibolite: crinoids and cystoid;
Outer ring: laser etched in amphibolite: cystoid, echinoderm, starfish
Tumbled jasper, onyx, core "buttons" of hornblende gneiss and microcline gneiss
35" diameter, 2004
Center: sandblasted in amphibolite: crinoids and cystoid;
Outer ring: laser etched in amphibolite: cystoid, echinoderm, starfish
Tumbled jasper, onyx, core "buttons" of hornblende gneiss and microcline gneiss
Space Series I: Orbits
36" x 30", 2004
Gabbro w/ bronzite, spheres of fossil stone, rhyolite, jasper, serpentine, calcite, lapis, coral, tigereye; copper nuggets, copper frame
36" x 30", 2004
Gabbro w/ bronzite, spheres of fossil stone, rhyolite, jasper, serpentine, calcite, lapis, coral, tigereye; copper nuggets, copper frame