Gemstone Artist
World Record
Faceted Flawless Sunstone

In 2006, a 300+ carat flawless red Sunstone rough was discovered at the Spectrum Mine outside Plush, Oregon. This stone was acquired by a collector in Klamath Falls during the Tucson show in February, 2007.

I studied the stone off and on during 2007, and during July I spent two weeks planning, designing, cutting - and also documenting that process. The finished gem weighs 81.25 carats, and hides the wisps of schiller very nicely in an intense barrage of sunset-colored flashes. We named the gem the Spectrum Sunset - in honor of the colors and in homage to the stone's birthplace after untold millions of years in waiting. Below is a photograph of the stone. It is linked to a very high-resolution image of the piece.

The cutting process was documented in over three hours of raw video and over 250 still images. A documentary-length DVD is in production, and we hope to release that later this year. We have completed and released the four-minute short documenting in time-lapse the transformation from rough stone to finished gem. Enjoy the Vid: