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Top right; 5 x 9 x 9 inches.
The “Illusion” is an early piece
primarily undertaken as an
exercise in making something
out of nothing. The stone itself
has a severe cleft along the
bottom but the top veining
was intriguing. The suggestion
of the stone being enveloped
or extending into the wood
was the challenge. This was
also the first time I attempted
such a robust base but did so
after seeing Sean Smith’s diaza
for Jim Hayes beautiful stone,
“Song of the Starlight Heaven.”
Base; Walnut.

Middle; 5 x 4 x 4 inches.
Untitled. Lake Superior concre-
tion. This stone is dedicated
to a fellow spellbound stone
hunter, Byron Buckeridge.
Base; three-piece Coco Bolo.

Bottom left; 8 x 5 x 4 inches.
Untitled. An early example of a
simple platform meant to bal-
ance the stones’ prominence.
Base; Padouk.
walking along the bottom toward the shore for fur-
ther examination. For larger stones, nylon straps are
employed with the accompanying challenges of align-
ing the boat over the stone. This is usually done when
we have finished diving in the afternoon but typically
by that time the waves also begin to pick up. If after
basic cleaning and critiquing, the rock is determined
to be worth the effort, it is then loaded into our little
boat, along with all the other rocks, diving gear and
paraphernalia and transported back to the cottage.
At this point, with a better vantage and equipment,
far more serious cleaning, sorting, and positioning

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