{"id":1431,"date":"2009-02-12T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2009-02-12T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T17:00:08","slug":"the-colbert-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=1431","title":{"rendered":"The Colbert Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Men of Stone completed their first public installation last week at Colbert Studios 94 North Baldwin in Sierra Madre, CA.\u00a0 The owner of Colbert Studios, Allyn Colbert was extremely gracious, helpful and cooperative in allowing us to make this installation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Medium\" title=\"P2020016.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/3273846463\/p2020016jpg.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3425\/3273846463_149da63709.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"P2020016.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DeLoss admires the Colbert Stone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Medium\" title=\"P2020017.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/3274664778\/p2020017jpg.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3339\/3274664778_f755d0b940.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"P2020017.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr\u00a0 Payne and DeLoss with the new installation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">During the last two years, what I call the learning phase of our enterprise, the Men of Stone have discovered, recovered, designed and installed seven stones at no charge.\u00a0 We have learned a lot about the process and what works and doesn&#8217;t and are now ready to begin the next phase of our project.\u00a0 In the next phase we will install seven to ten large stones at cost on qualified sites.\u00a0 Qualified is a term of art that will be defined as we go along.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our objective in the second phase will be to perfect our skills and to begin positioning the art for marketing in the final phase.\u00a0\u00a0 These stone fountains are works of art.\u00a0 They are difficult to create and require a coordinated effort of a number of artists, craftsmen and engineers.\u00a0 The final price will have to reflect this reality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/42316886@N00\/sets\/72157613682878171\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>more photos of this installation click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To see <a href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/archives\/category\/stones-water-and-spirit\"><strong>more photos of all our installations click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To contact the Men of Stone about an installation email simonburrow@mac.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Men of Stone completed their first public installation last week at Colbert Studios 94 North Baldwin in Sierra Madre, CA.\u00a0 The owner of Colbert Studios, Allyn Colbert was extremely gracious, helpful and cooperative in allowing us to make this installation. DeLoss admires the Colbert Stone. Dr\u00a0 Payne and DeLoss with the new installation. 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