Past Featured Artists

Jake Rankin is a lifelong stone enthusiast from Oregon, who began cutting and polishing rocks in 2002. His passion for all things lapidary has led to a growing collection of fine agates, jaspers, and petrified wood. He also spends parts of his year travelling across the states to rockhound and collect material for his own collection and to share with other enthusiasts. In addition to his slabs, specimens, and cabochons, Jake's expert craftsmanship is displayed in the stone-handled knives he creates.

Dale Bertram is mixed-media artist in Wisconsin who is sharing his series of Story Stones with us all. These works of fine art feature combinations of rough or finished wood and stone, and tell all sorts of stories. Dale, now retired, has a life full of experience, study, world-travel, and a true passion for rocks and nature that shines through in his artwork. Story Stones are lapidary creations that feature images found in cut stones that illustrate a short story. They are, in essence, mixed medium lapidary sculptures.