Finding a center through natures art
This is a picture of the first completed installation by the Men of Stone This is the stone shown being recovered in the photo set on February 13, 2006. It is installed in its custom pool with the water flowing down it. We learned a lot about how to do the operations required to build a natural stone fountain and are now starting on our next batch of four stones.
These are some pictures from the first step we took toward building a granite water element in our back yard. First we found a stone (boulder?) with the right proportions. Thanks to Rainbow Canyon Ranch for allowing us to scour their river bank. The rock is selected. This is a great piece of river smoothed banded gneiss that has been tumbling down the San Gabriel River for tens of thousands of years. The first move. We were experimenting with a variety of methods to move… Read More »The Essence of Stone and Water (1)