Untitled, 2009
Pearl graphite with clearcoat over individually hand-poured solid gypsum.
6 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches; 7 pounds
Edition of 10 from a varied series of 100
Hand engraved signature and number by the artist.

Now available in editions.

The mineral graphite is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Greek γραφειν (graphein): “to draw/write”, for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead, as distinguished from the actual metallic element lead. Graphite may be considered the highest grade of coal, just above anthracite and alternatively called meta-anthracite, although it is not normally used as fuel because it is hard to ignite.