sustainable wood & stone designs in the heart of Utah's red desert
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We use a variety of materials, stone, wood, leather, plant fibers, seeds, bone, and antler-with all of it we try to collect it ourselves in a sustainable way. We use many different types of stone. Alabaster is the most plentiful, has the most variety of color, and is easiest to carve. Pipestone is one of the few we buy, but we like the color and texture, as well as the ethics with which it is mined. Laced agate is our youngest stone, found just north of us in Green River, Utah. Banded Dolomite, Richolite and Zebra stone are a few of our favorites, and we work with, when it is available, Varisite and Jade, as well as random pieces of whatever our friends bring us. We harvest all wood (locally), either by collecting downed limbs/trees or cutting dead-standing limbs/trees. We use a range of woods that give us many colors and grain patterns, as well as different densities. Mountain mahogany is our hardest, densest wood; the fruitwoods are mid-density, with juniper being our lightest wood. We also are working with a few invasive species, tamarisk, chinese elm and Russian olive, and have found them to be very hardy, beautiful wood as well. (Also great for burning in the woodstove!) |
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The seeds/berries of the Utah Juniper are eaten by wildlife leaving behind a shell, which can then be turned into a beautiful strand of beads…the best time to collect them is the late fall/winter. We also pick up Sea Beans whenever we are in Melbourne Beach, Florida and Costa Rica. |
All of the antlers are backcountry sheds found by the tireless antler-hunter, Jason Fiscus or by us! We try to get all of our leather from animals killed for food, either from our friends or by us in southern Utah. All leather is sewn with dogbane cord and uses stone buttons. |
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