“Shank loves the contours of the land and recreates the undulating curves, deep grooves, and swirling lines of a wind - and water - shaped hillside, or the rolling surface of an ocean.”
— Sharon E. Thompson, “Voices of the Earth” Transcending the Traditional in Lapidary Arts, Gems & Gemology, Winter 2001
— Sharon E. Thompson, “Voices of the Earth” Transcending the Traditional in Lapidary Arts, Gems & Gemology, Winter 2001
