"The Destroyong Angel, one of the most strikingly beautiful of our mushrooms, is usually found alone or in a small, scattered group, shining white against a green or brown backdrop.... Symptoms of poisoning by the Destroying Angel are like those of the deadly Death Cap (A. phalloides), and include vomiting, diarrhea, and cramps. Kidney and/or liver dysfunction follow and, without treatment, can result in death. Along with the deadly Death Cap, the destroying angels constitute the group of deadly amanitas." (National Audubon Society Field Guide to North Merican Mushrooms, pg. 551-552)

My amazing pyrite skull.

Grape agate cluster. 🍇✨

Crystal clear quartz matrix.

My beautiful clear quartz crystal skull. 💀

Herkimer diamond quartz cluster.

2018 vs. 2008(?). I still have a lot to learn, and I will always continue to change and grow, but I'm really proud of the progress I've made over the past decade.

Secondary image. Rainbow moonstone in silver plate wire.

Rainbow moonstone in silver plated wire.

A collection of some of my other sketches from Inktober.

Finally getting around to uploading this sketch. I began working on it during Inktober but procrastinated HARD. I got a little lazy by the time I did the lettering, and my page started to wrinkle (which, let’s face it, graph paper wasn’t meant for drawings like this) BUT I decided it was time to share it. I may eventually go back to this and scan/ink it, or something. I just don’t want to work on it anymore. 😅

The elusive monotropa uniflora, also known as the ghost plant, ghost pipe plant, Indian pipe plant, or the corpse plant. It is an uncommon type of parasitic plant that hosts a fungi which takes energy from photosynthetic trees.

Sketched while dealing with a severe bout of depression on Sunday. I was feeling voiceless.

Crown of shells, made from silver wire, mother of pearl, hawks eye cabochons, fresh water pearls, and locally collected shells from Rhode Island beaches.

Danburite in druzy quartz and dolomite.

A few of my older works from my silversmithing class back in high school.