See in volume
The finished form must be found before the first irreversible move.
Collection 04
Carvers
A cabochon reveals a face. A carving must understand the entire body of the stone.
Follow the layers
Color lives at changing depths; one cut can reveal fire or remove it.
Finish every plane
Curves, undercuts and transitions must hold a continuous polish.
Featured material
Fire agate:
cutting toward light.
Its iridescence lives in thin, unpredictable layers over botryoidal forms. The work is slow, three-dimensional and unforgiving.