This eagle is carved from labradorite — a stone that shifts between deep teal, gold, and midnight blue depending on the angle of light. Fabiano had never worked with labradorite for a bird before. The challenge, he says, was that the stone's natural iridescence changes the bird's appearance with every step the viewer takes around it.
The chest is carved from white quartz, creating a striking contrast against the dark iridescent wings — unmistakably a bald eagle rendered in stone. The eagle perches on an amethyst geode that forms a natural cave beneath — dark crystals glinting from the interior like a hidden world. Gold-finished talons grip the stone with visible tension.
"Labradorite is alive. It changes color when you move. So this eagle is never the same bird twice. That felt right."
— FABIANO · MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL