Impressions in Stone - Reimagining the Earth’s Oldest Medium

Join Caroline Im, Director of Gems & Minerals at the Perot Museum, and Jessica Hamlin, President of The Summerlee Foundation, for a fireside chat series exploring stone as both muse and medium—where science, archaeology, and artistry converge.

Moderated by Candy Evans, Founder & Publisher of Candy’s Dirt, and hosted by Texas Counter Fitters.

Using Stone as Canvas

January 21 | 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Step into the ancient tradition of painting on rock. Discover how stone became humanity’s earliest creative surface and encounter rare examples of Texas’s oldest painted records—millennia-old “books” carved into our landscape.

Using Stone to Create Art

February 25 | 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Trace the path from raw mineral to vibrant color. Learn how early creators coaxed pigments from the earth and transformed them into the sweeping murals and expressive imagery that still inspire today.

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