Imperial Black Cone

Dark verdigre jadite and stainless steel sculpture. Stainless steel was the branches. Inspired by walking the property and finding a cone with fir branch (small fir branch with one single fir cone). From that the idea concept was developed

Completed 2008

Materials: Black Jadite, high-polished stainless steel

Sculptors / Artists: Douglas Granum, Don Davis

Location: Lakewood, WA (private home)

Project Team

Douglas Granum

Douglas Granum

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This is not work; but is truly a labor of love. While I am the artist, none of this could not have been accomplished without the help of a number of organizations and individuals.

David Wright

David Wright

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David Wright is a multi talented urban designer,landscape architect and artist/illustrator of the built, everyday, and inner environments. David brings concepts, schematics, and plans to life.

Don Davis

Don Davis

Genius with excellence is not always easy to spot.

And so it is with Don Davis my fabricator of many years. A modest man of enormous talent.

Scott Norris

Scott Norris

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With over 20 years of making interactive things, Scott brings unique technical and design skills to the team. He makes sure that the whole world can see our work.

pile of stones

Black Jade is a type of Nephrite Jade or Jadeite that includes graphite or iron oxide. Black jade is known as a guardian stone, acting as an energetic protection against negative energies as well as intrusion by psychic entities.