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Image within the Stone

Exclusive artwork created by Spirit, Wood & Stone

Chesapeake Bay Shocked Quartz

Chesapeake Bay Shocked Quartz

Beneath the visible surface of shocked quartz lies a hidden structure - one that reveals more than pattern or fracture. Through microscopic imaging, these works uncover a layered field where form, presence, and meaning exist simultaneously, waiting to be seen. Each painting is a translation of that unseen world. What begins asa. scientific capture becomes an interpretive act- where natural formation and human perception meet. This first collection demonstrate this, as they are images within the image.

Text overlay on a black background reads "Through the Window" and "A glimpse into the unseen—where existence is formed, observed, and recorded."
Text describing an art collection titled "Through the Window," with each artwork reflecting microscopic images within a stone, representing states of a system, and emphasizing interconnectedness and underlying reality.

The Messengers Assistant

Emerging from within the underlying structure of passage, this piece explores the early formation of identity—where internal awareness, external influence, and hidden aspects begin to take shape. A partially revealed face rests in stillness, surrounded by embedded forms: mechanical elements, shadowed figures, and symbolic presences that suggest both guidance and containment. When observed from different orientations, new identities emerge—a traveling figure becomes something larger, more ancient, containing smaller forms within it. This duality reflects a state of passage, where movement between realms alters not only direction, but form itself.

Layers of meaning unfold throughout the composition—a veiled feminine presence, a crowned avian figure, and guarded forms—each representing forces that shape and define what is becoming. The closed eye reflects a moment not of action, but of inward recognition, where identity is formed before it is revealed.

As the second work in the series, this piece captures the moment where structure gives way to emergence—where the self begins to take form within the system that holds it.

This painting :

16” x 24” Acrylic on shallow canvas. Framing is not provided.

The Messengers Assistant (Print)
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The artwork stands out from any angle as the matte museum-quality paper diffuses the light.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%

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The Angel

I call this painting  “The Angel” . As I painted the image came to life, portraying an angelic guardian figure beside a child, with distant observers witnessing a moment where the child appears to be sending out a force that disrupts the divide between light and darkness. There are images within the image which made it difficult to paint, as the image seemed to change over the weeks of painting sessions. This piece tells a story I am still trying to fully read.

This painting :

17” x 24” Oil on backing board. Framing is not provided.

Original Paintings will be sold once full collection ‘Through the Window’ is complete. Stay tuned

Neither is Alone (Print)
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Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
The Architecture of Passage This foundational work explores the layered nature of existence—where identity, memory, and transformation converge. Emerging forms intertwine throughout the composition: faces within faces, figures within figures.

Neither Exists Alone

A fracture of light reveals what lies beyond—not as a separation, but as a moment of recognition. What appears illuminated is defined by what stands beside it, and what emerges from darkness is not hidden within it, but formed through it.

Within the composition, symbols of access and awareness take shape. A heart-formed key, composed of emotion and memory, meets a bound structure whose purpose depends not on opposition, but on relationship. Surrounding forms—watchers, crowned figures, and living shadows—exist not as contrasts, but as participants in a shared state of being.

From this convergence, form begins to emerge. A presence takes shape through both light and darkness, neither overcoming the other, but revealed because of it.

This piece invites a shift in perception—where light and dark are not separate forces, but part of the same source. Each defines the other. Neither exists alone.

This painting :

21-1/2” x 22” Oil on backing board. Framing is not provided.

Available Prints

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The Angel (Print)
from $14.50
Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!