Lichun
2013Ebony box with bayonet mount, inlaid with carved ivory reliefs, which are embellished with Japanese lacquer. The inlays show four of the animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar.
Pangolin
2013Rolled up pangolin, carved in boxwood and set with a bayonet mount.
Tagua
2007Object composed of tagua nuts with an engraved coral poppy with a pistil of rose gold and stamens of yellow gold with enameled tips. The object rests upon the meander-like carved ebony pillars. Enameled yellow gold wells from underneath the poppy blossom and drops on the boxwood base.
Object With Aquamarine
2006Object with a Brazilian aquamarine of 1192 cts from Minas Gerais with remarkable inclusions that resemble the Milky Way’s hazy glow when exposed to illumination. The aquamarine is carried by four carved arms of a rock crystal that is seated on an ebony platform with yellow gold intarsias. The platform stands on turned silver feet with caps of Mexican agate.
Hunahpú
2004Object with a dragon head carved of boxwood, with eyes of rosewood and ivory. The coral branch is stabilized by an ornate wedge made of partially oxidized silver.
Ixbalanqué
2004Object with a dragon carved of boxwood. The coral branch is stabilized by an ornate wedge made of partially oxidized silver.
Hun Batz
2004Object with a dragon head carved of boxwood, with eyes of rosewood and ivory. The coral branch is stabilized by an ornate wedge made of partially oxidized silver.