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For more than 30 years, we lived just outside of San
Francisco. From Northern California to Oregon, there
are hundreds of miles of beautiful coastline. These
stones allow us to bring some of that coastline into
our home where it can be observed and enjoyed as we
walk through our living room or den.
These three coastal stones displayed in bronze
dobans, Figures 9 to 11, reflect the rustic, water-beat-
en coastal rocks so familiar to those who have driven
Highway 1 from California to Northern Oregon.
And speaking of Northern California, how about
Yosemite’s Half Dome made famous by one of the
greatest landscape photographers of all time, Ansel
Adams?
Half Dome, Figure 12, is a granite dome in
Top left; Figure 9 – Coastal Stone; Italy; 11 x 5 x 8 cm Yosemite National Park in Yosemite Valley. Our own
Top right; Figure 10 – Coastal Stone; Japan; 7 x 4 x 3 cm Half Dome measures barely two inches (5 cm) wide,
Middle left; Figure 11 – Coastal Stone; USA; 8 x 3 x 4 cm yet it represents the grandeur of one of the most well-
Bottom; Figure 12 – Distant Mountain Stone; Italy; 5 x 3 x 2 cm known rock formations rising more than 4,734 feet
Inset; Half Dome, Yosemite Park, USA (1,444 meters) above the valley floor.

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