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International Artist & Community Member
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Denmark
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Queen of Quartz
Karen Kaspardlov: Prospector, Hard Rock Miner & Explorer

I am the "Queen of Quartz". I have been prospecting and hard rock mining for over 30 years, with the ability to find quartz crystals, wherever I travel amassing a collection of gems, minerals and fossils weighing in at over 5 tons. I am opening my collection to the public for the very first time. Prepare to be amazed. I have quartz crystals in every size, formation and color of the rainbow with some very unique specimens, including naturally occurring Ametrine crystals. The majority of the collection was gathered in Ontario, Canada. I have owned a gold/platinum claim in the mountains of British Columbia as well.
Crystals - Gems - Fossils
Peter Erdmann - Mountain Hawk
Having a close relationship with Nature and all beings surrounding me, I live partially isolated without stress of the land like many of my ancestors before. Educated in and practicing self healing with all kinds of vegetation and natural elements my life is peaceful and rewarding.
Debbie Cherek
My New Studio - A great space to get the creative juices flowing...
My goal was to empty all my boxes and today I emptied the last third of them. I think that all together I had about 40 boxes. Now to get organized and put everything in it’s place.





Newest Book Scott Alan Roberts

Hey , Folks! Here is the first release of my new cover design for "The Sword in the Clay."
This is the book I have written and am currently illustrating for Manitou Free Traders Press on the concept by Ryan Gale, who also serves as my technical and historical consultant on the book. Its the true story of Will Bird, a soldier in the Canadian Black Watch who in Amiens, France during WWI, found a 2000 year-old Roman gladius that had been churned up in the mud and clay by the German bombing. The book also juxtaposes the story of the fictional Marius Abruzzo, a Roman legionnaire from Italia who fought in Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars and to whom the sword originally belonged, 2000 years earlier.
This book will be published and available in the coming months. Stand by for more news!
Here's a little teaser for you from "The Sword in the Clay"
It's the opening paragraphs from the book, along with the first illustrations. Enjoy.

It’s 1915. The world has gone mad and is at war with itself. Young men from nearly every country have enlisted in their various armies and gone off to fight. Many never came home from this ‘War to End All Wars’ and Steve Bird was one of them. Shattered to pieces by a German mine, he would never again see the green rolling hills and rocky coastlines of home. Nova Scotia had truly lost one of its finest boys and East Mapleton one of its favorite, now honored, sons. Even more close to heart and home, Will Bird had lost his youngest brother and though he honored his sacrifice, he was gutted to the core.

The Sword In The Clay


