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After 16 Years Being Self Employed Doing Stone Art, I Created A Calendar
Art & DesignDEC 19, 2022

After 16 Years Being Self Employed Doing Stone Art, I Created A Calendar

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Once upon a time I was a laborer, working for a landscaping company, with a secret ambition--to do the same type of work, but in a more interesting way.

A recent creation. Dry stone sphere with integrated patio and wall. All built without cement, colorful inlaid designs run through the sphere and into the patio

A fan and patron of my work did the design for the calendar, and incorporated my pen and ink drawings, into the design. Hand written month names, too

Color gradient, detail. Band of yellow stone, fades to orange, to red, then crimson

You gotta eat! That's why I built this dry stone spiral herb garden. Because of the shape of its design, it creates micro climates--so you can grow shade loving herbs right next to your sun loving herbs

Have a seat! Sometimes, it's my job to do as little as possible, to preserve the work that nature has done while yet creating a functional item

We discovered some lovely quartz while excavating for this pathway

No straight lines

My second dry stone sphere. 5' tall, created in July of 2013

Bonus! Stone poetry, and a picture of your humble crafts-person

Front cover. Squiggly Noodle, 7' 5" tall stone tentacle

Back cover

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