Welcome to the Petroglyphist
Contemporary petroglyphs carved into stone by Kevin Sudeith. These modern carvings document our current era, blending ancient techniques with contemporary themes. From these carvings, we create fine art prints and ceramic wall hangings, capturing the imagery, texture, and sculptural depth of the petroglyphs.
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Site Carvings
Discover shallow relief stone carvings that reflect modern life and events.
Ceramic Impressions
Wall-hanging ceramic casts that preserve the tactile essence of the petroglyphs.
Fine Art Prints
Archival paper prints offering a detailed view of the carvings' intricacies.
Modern pertroglyphs made by Kevin Sudeith
These photos document the original contemporary petroglyphs carved directly into stone across various natural landscapes. Each site is chosen for its geological character and public accessibility, turning the land itself into a canvas. The carvings are inspired by modern life and personal symbolism, blending ancient technique with present-day storytelling.
Ceramic Impressions
These wall-mounted ceramic pieces are cast from contemporary petroglyphs carved into stone at outdoor sites. Each ceramic holds the physical detail of the original—its curves, textures, and edges—capturing not just the image but the touch of the carving itself. The ceramics are fired, glazed, and offered as lasting tactile records of ephemeral acts.
Fine Art Prints
These archival impressions are made from high-quality printmaking paper and hand made paper pressed directly onto Sudeith's contemporary petroglyphs. Each impression preserves the fine tonal detail and dimensional subtlety of the original carving—bringing its meaning and texture to paper. Printed on acid-free paper using pigment inks, they are designed to endure.
Petroglyph Map
Explore the locations of petroglyph sites featured in this project. This interactive map includes marked sites across the region, providing geographic context for the artwork, field photos, and ceramic impressions shown throughout the site.
Videos
Explore the journey of contemporary petroglyph creation through our video series. Witness the transformation of stone into art, and the stories etched into each carving.
The Petroglyphist Press Coverage
Sudeith's petroglyphs have been featured in local, national, and international press. More press here.
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WNYC's Gallerina by Carolina Miranda
It is an unusual juxtaposition of technique and imagery: crude rock carvings -- of the sort that have been produced for tens of thousands of years -- depict objects that represent the latest and greatest in scientific achievement.
Wall Street Journal by Ralph Gardiner
As impressive as some of the works on paper are—in my humble opinion, if you can paint a lobster you can paint anything, and the artist paints a hell of a lobster—I suspect they can't do justice to the actual works.
NY Times by Corey Kilgannon
To share his work with more than the occasional hiker, Mr. Sudeith makes prints from his carvings — embossed impressions that he creates by applying ink or paint to the etchings and then rubbing wet paper on them.
NPR by Alva Noe
The very project, then, is a social experiment; the artist works with rock and carving, but he also works with this more immaterial material of delicate social relations and community. This is no less the stuff of his art.