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is undertaken and ultimately decisions are made as
to which stones should continue onward. Even upon
their arrival at home they are triaged to either the gar-
den, the garage, or the studio. Unfortunately, all this
movement sometimes can traumatize the more frag-
ile pieces with unsightly breaks, something I regret.
Over time our dock, landing, yard, and garage began
to fill with “visiting” stones. At this point it was still between the harsh environment, which was evident
a collection without purpose, other than the thrill of all around the surface, and the delicate configurations
searching for something so interesting. of these stones found below. For me, they came to ex-
The curiosity and fascination to seek out these emplify the elemental aesthetics that I so admire in
stones was also motivated by the visual juxtaposition this area.
Top left; 11 x 15 x 11 inches. A
very animated piece which, if
forced to ascribe a “looks like”
title, is called “Wyvern” Base:
Coco Bolo.

Top right; 24 x 15 x 11 inches.
Untitled. An example of a
heavily dissolved gneiss (grey
section) and a much denser
veined Quartzite (white).
This formation/style appears
frequently. Base: Coco Bolo.

Bottom; 12 x 15 x 13 inches. An
early work affectionately titled
“Bonsai.” The first piece that I
experimented with sculpting.
Base; Cherry.

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