he achieves the intense precision in his miniature drawings with the aid of architectural drafting tools and high-magnification goggles. while residing in kingston, ny, a friend of d'aquino's was employed at an upscale jewelry shop cutting diamonds, and one day d'aquino had the opportunity to try his friend's high capacity jewelers magnification goggles on. he instantly fell in love with the challenge of imbuing his graphite drawings with a dense level of detail that the naked eye could never ascertain alone.