I won't describe the meaning of the Flower of Life symbol itself—it can be easily found in other sources. I'll just talk about this particular stone.
The work began with a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. When I received this drawing, I was overcome with a desire to create a stone in collaboration with the great master. By then, there were already cutting design variations reproducing the pattern known as the Flower of Life. But, firstly, the maximum number of "petals" in the diagonal of such a flower was six (Leonardo had twelve); secondly, these petals were too angular—diamond-shaped. This seemed too schematic to me.
So, first, a pattern of diamonds was created—twelve along the main diagonal, in accordance with Leonardo's drawing. Then, another facet was placed at the intersection of the three triangles dividing the petals. Next, another facet was cut between each of the triangles and this central facet. Then inspiration struck, and while polishing, I began smoothly adjusting the angular coordinates of the facets, using the machine's adjustments—and so on for the entire design... As a result, the spaces between the Flower's petals became convex, and the petal contours smoothly rounded.
To somehow commemorate this remarkable stone, it was decided to attempt to enter it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the most faceted quartz. Although the rounding reduced the five facets in each gap to one, after counting, the total number was still sufficient to set a world record—978 facets on a single stone.
To conclude this story, it remains to be said that in 2022, the stone found a home in one of the largest and most famous private collections of stones and jewelry in the United States.
