Oracle’s Crystal Guide

Happy to announce the release of a new zine collaboration with Melissa Chepren for Oracle Natural Science: “Oracle’s Crystal Guide!” A crystal-clear guide to a few of the world’s classic rocks! Includes: information on more than 30 crystals, mineral composition of each crystal, metaphysical associations, facts and tips! A great guide for the crystal curious and a perfect pocket reference for the seasoned rock hound!

I dedicated this zine to “all of the rock hounds and gem nerds… for the magpies who love a ‘good sparkly’ and the history buffs who adore dusty fossils, for all of Earth’s children who cling to our planet’s rocky body and find magic in the dirt.”

Melissa and I had a blast putting this one together. She did a great job bringing some of my text into her illustrations. Here are some of my favorites:

It is always so much fun to work on these zines for Oracle Natural Science. I learn so much in the process of researching and putting them together.

“Rocks are records of events that took place at the time they formed. They are books. They have a different vocabulary, a different alphabet, but you learn how to read them.” - John McPhee