“The Gemstone Bitcoin Spiral Clock” – Debuts at Las Vegas, 2025
“Inspired by the “Rai Stones of Yap” and the “Bitcoin Spiral Clock” by John Osterman
I combined the idea of the Rai stones of Yap, the first decentralized currency. A 30cm disc of Black Marble is the base for the Bitcoin price spiral. This shows the price action over time. Placed on top of Brass rods that show clock time. One 4 year cycle = 60 mins. The horizontal axis show price increasing by 10X from $1-$10-$100-$1k-$10k, $100k, $1 million.
A Star Rutile Quartz sits at the center to show the energy of Bitcoin. Emerald Triangles depict highs of each cycle. Ruby Gems show each low. CZ’s show mid-cycle highs. All stones are lab-grown.
Rutile Star in Quartz
Emerald ‘Triangle’ Gem
Ruby ‘Trilliant’ Cabochons
Orange Sapphire Octagon
White Moonstone Gem
Lab grown Orange Sapphires on the 12pm axis show the block rewards. Each Octagon is half the area of the previous gem. A round Moonstone gem sits at the apex and represents value until 2140. “To the Moon baby!”
Behind the Moonstone I have engraved 28 blocks, to show the other block halvings from 2025 to 2140. I added Lapis Lazuli to the back of the Quartz. This gem was sacred in Ancient Egypt. I pierced the Bitcoin symbol out of solid brass, and placed it at the center. I hand engraved my signature, the artwork name and the block-height.
“The Bitcoin Bull Crushes Fiat”- Debuts at Las Vegas, 2025
Inspired by the “Wall Street Bull Sculpture”. Ancient Life and Outer Space
I acid-etched this Meteorite with ferric-chloride, to reveal the “Widmanstatten pattern.”
Red Jasper from the Mary Ellen mine, Minnesota, USA.
Black Obsidian Volcanic Glass
I carved my Bitcoin Bull from the oldest life form on earth, approx 2 Billion years old! Fossilized Stromatolites preserved as Jasper stone from the Mary Ellen mine in Minnesota, USA.
The ‘horns’ and the ‘Bitcoin symbol’ are carved from a Nickel-Iron Meteorite that may be 4.5 billion years old! This fell from Outer space in Muonionalasta, Sweden, 1 million years ago. I acid-etched this with ferric-chloride, to reveal the “Widmanstatten pattern.” This forms by slow cooling in the cores of planets and asteroids.
I made a miniature Silver ingot, Gold coin and Dollar symbol and placed them under the hoof. This tells the story of Bitcoin crushing that market cap of these other assets. I made this in reverse, so their true nature is revealed with a mirror or in a Wax Sealing stamp.
“Fiat is a Melting Ice Cube” – Gem Sculpture
“Fiat Value” Melting into Bitcoin. Major currency symbols on the four sides of the Quartz Ice Cube. Hyper-inflated currencies have lost all of their value, and are captured by the Quartz Iceberg.
The Matching Jewel is made from Fire Opal, a Quartz Ice Cube, on Lapis Lazuli, with a Diamond Cube necklace. Dollar value melts into Bitcoin, turn over to ‘reveal’ this reborn, through a White Hole as a Bitcoin Planet.
Melting Ice Cube of Fiat, on the Quartz Iceberg rests on Three Quartz Spheres
Natalie Brunell wearing my “Melting Ice” Necklace at Bitcoin Atlantis, Madeira
Inspiration for this Artwork +
Hyper-inflated currencies: German Mark, Zimbabwe Dollar, Argentinian Peso, Venezula Bolivar, Lebanese Pound, melt onto the Bitcoin Iceberg. The Quartz Bitcoin ‘iceberg’ absorbs all of the melting ‘fiat’ value.
Oregon Fire Opal shows Inflation. Three Quartz sphere feet, are spaced in a ratio to produce a triangle with a 6.15 hypotenuse. The iceberg has 9 sides. The numbers 3,6,9 are a design basis for this piece. The iceberg is placed at 21 degrees to the vertical.
The matching necklace jewel also has a Fire Opal ‘inflation’ flame, and a Quartz melting ice cube, with a ‘$” symbol on Lapis Lazuli. The Gold disc with Bitcoin takes this value.
Turn over the jewel and you see a hand-engraved wormhole. The Bitcoin value creates a new planet with Bitcoin at its core. Made from Moss Agate backed with Gold foil. There is an Orange and White Diamond crystal necklace, with a Silver Infinity clasp.
