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Stardust virtual book launch, 17 November 2020 (Starts at 40:15) 

Frédéric was a modern shaman, wandering the earth, brilliant on many levels, though not without the contradictions we all possess. Constantly in search of gems, both inner and outer, material, spiritual, and human, he found them in abundance. Driven by curiosity, generosity, humor, and a quest for perfection, he was epicurean, fearless, and passionate, with an expansive vision and refined taste—all wrapped in a cloak of mystery.

His keen powers of observation and intuition constantly rewarded him. We often spoke of our mutual interest in the energy of consciousness. Five years before we actually met, he telephoned out of the blue to ask if one day we would create with him what would become this book. As something of a seer, he “knew” us before he met us.

In this book, we have endeavored to paint a portrait through images of his world, his jeweled creations and the influences of nature, all speaking as one. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” Frédéric’s spirit wore the colors of nature.

Collaboration with him was to drift in a syncopated jazz riff, flowing back and forth—each of us receptive and giving, again and again. He took in beauty, transformed and returned it—a constant expansion and enhancement of what was and what could be. A connoisseur and a sensualist, he was fed by color, music, scent, and taste, which he then shared with an intense generosity.

Stardust is the origin of all matter in the universe, including the diamonds Frédéric “painted” with and loved so much. He was fascinated that, in addition to their beauty, diamonds resonated deep time. However, he was undaunted by time and space, which he deemed to be inconsequential. He thought of time in eons and knew his moment here would never be enough. Months before he died, he said to us, “I am already dead,” but then carried on as if he would live forever! He often acknowledged that he had been here before and would someday return.

He once suggested putting a large, concave mirror, encrusted with diamonds, on the moon. His fantasy was to direct a laser at it, for the world to be dazzled by the returning sparkle. Possible? Maybe not. But, certainly, a magnificent vision. Such were our conversations.

Thankfully, his works remain, reminding us of the blazing burst of artistic energy that was our friend. When Frédéric slipped, not so gently, into the “next room,” the stars welcomed him home.

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