The following is a selection of pieces from the "Reflections in Stone: The Art of Bernd Munsteiner" exhibit at GIA's headquarter campus in Carlsbad, California; it will remain on display through March 2008. Photos courtesy of Bernd Munsteiner.

Bernd Munsteiner began to sandblast agates in the late 1960s. This agate relief, in a series titled "Landscape," was done in 1978.	Another "Landscape" agate relief, with gold, from 1978.
Munsteiner's "Crystal Reflections" series exhibits carved gems of equal size and style arranged and set in a metal frame. Each square in this 2006 rock crystal, citrine and aluminum steel piece contains a letter in its carving; collectively, the squares repeatedly spell out "love is all there is."	This 293.16-ct. citrine carving shows Munsteiner's "Inside Selecting" technique, which is achieved by making grooves and notches of various lengths along a single vertical axis on the back of a gemstone.
Munsteiner's motivation for his "Symbolon" pieces, like this one of gold and citrine, derived from the Sanskrit "Shiva Lingam" stones that represent the integration and balance of male and female forces.	Munsteiner was able to create several sculptures and jewelry pieces from the "Dom Pedro," a 26-kilogram aquamarine. This piece was carved in 1994.
Tourmaline and gold ring; 2000.	"Families," a 1984 sardonyx carving with silver and steel.
The aquamarine in this 1993 piece is another example of "Inside Selecting"; lapis lazuli and gold accompany the stone.	Munsteiner incorporates the natural growth markings on the surface of the original crystal in some of his pieces in a style he dubs "Natural Movement." This 1986 smoky quartz and silver sculpture is a prime example.
Another "Dom Pedro" creation, this sculpture represents his "Rhythm" technique, which is characterized by narrow notches of the same cut along a vertical axis. This cutting style is meant to create rhythmic reflections that spiral up and down.	"Reflecting Perspectives" shows Munsteiner's techniques of cutting grooves and notches of various lengths into all sides of a gemstone; this causes them to reflect internally and create a unique design, as displayed in this 1984 citrine and bronze sculpture.
An amethyst in Munsteiner's "Reflecting Perspectives" style with silver and gold; 1988.	Munsteiner carved this "Patriot" sculpture from a 64-kilogram citrine crystal in 1985.

Munsteiner answers audience questions about his life and work at GIA's Carlsbad, California campus on June 8..	Si Frazier spoke before students, staff and guests during two lectures titled "Bernd Munsteiner: Maker of a Gemstone Revolution."
Munsteiner's son, Tom, and Dona Dirlam, director of the Richard T. Liddicoat Gemological Library and Information Center, at the evening lecture.	From left: Brian Cook, Bruno Zimmer, lord mayor of Idar-Oberstein, Sylvia Zimmer; Elise Misiorowski, director of the GIA Museum and Bernd Munsteiner.
A lecture attendee takes in "Reflections in Stone: The Art of Bernd Munsteiner" exhibit in the Mikimoto Rotunda.