Z

Z33, sugilite, kyanite, tiger-eye, zoisite, sicklerite, black tourmaline, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024

Z stands at the end,

at the place of Fall,

at the edge of self,

in the crack–so tin.

His hands grasp fire.

His ears spit thunder.

His ass enjoys the shit weather.

His stone feathers carve the sky.

Fangs! Bangs!

Tongue

down

the gutter

down

the sewer.

Rat meat.

Banana peel

Showbizz!

ZZZZZZZ

Z22, sugilite, hematite, bloodstone, black tourmaline, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024

Zu: lion-headed Sumerian storm bird, thrower of thunderbolts, and chief of mischiefs.

Zakar: Hebrew for “penis”. Phallic deity, messenger of the moon (Arabic Zekker).

Zeus: you know.. the big Greek guy with his bolts of lightning.

Zorro: the fun of putting on a black cloak and using a sharp sword to scratch “Z” on everything.

Zizi: French slang for “penis”.

Z36, sugilite, kyanite, bauxite, black tourmaline, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024

All the colors of the Z paintings are made with genuine gemstones. The central bolt of lighting is made with sugulite, a rare purple stone sourced in the Kalahari desert in South Africa. The electric storm blue is made of kyanite and the reddish grey is made of hematite. I also use tiger-eye, bloodstone, bauxite, zoisite, and black tourmaline. All these stones are recognized for their healing properties.

Z32, sugilite, kyanite, tiger-eye, zoisite, black tourmaline, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024

Lightning storms are essential to maintain Earth’s electric circuit by the balancing the negative and positive ions. Bolts of lightning also dissolve suspended nitrogen into water and transform rain into an excellent natural fertilizer for plants and trees. Theses wonderful atmospheric phenomena also produce chemicals that restore the ozone.

Z40, sugilite, kyanite, bauxite, black tourmaline, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024
Z52, sugilite, tiger-eye, kyanite, black tourmaline, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024
Z53, sugilite, pipestone, kyanite, black tourmaline, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024
Z60, sugilite, zoisite, serpentine, pipestone, black tourmaline, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024
Z61, sugilite, kyanite, pipestone, and pencil on paper, 12×18 inches, 2024

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