when a hard and heavy rock hangs on a point seemingly
as light as a feather, a remarkable force is exerted
on both participant and viewer. It can be seen in the eyes
and smiles of people experiencing the creative process
at its most basic level: stone, gravity, light and shadow,
position and juxtaposition, balance.
After thousands of rocks i still feel it, especially
when the combination of subject, place
and time of day coincide to create something incredible.
Anyone
with patience and the interest can practice rockatree. Pick
the sizes you're comfortable with.
Turn them your hands and feel the weight. Look closely
at the edges and contours.
The rocks will tell you all the ways they can balance.
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I am amazed and
delighted by the rock balancing abilities of young people who seem willing
to attempt almost any configuration, often combining several
styles in one construct.
Locked in concentration, Brianna defines gravity
at my open house during the Peninsula Artists Studio Tour,
June '99
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" Objects at rest tend to stay at rest. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion" Sir Issac Newton"
