In the hills above Fairbanks, the frostline goes down about four feet in the winter, so septic systems have to be buried more than four feet. a bit of a daunting task. In researching how to replace an aging septic system last year, I learned that we live on “fractured schist.” This geological underlayment is a continual poetic and…
Not only is it a mystery to me of why the Stone Sanctuary needs to be built, but it is also it is also a mystery as to how my hands find the stones that fit. There is no conscious process of choosing to look for a stone with certain dimensions and angles —…
It has a been a bit of a puzzle to me why I have been so consistently drawn to working on the Stone Sanctuary for the last three years. In the next few weeks, I hope to explore the symbolism of stones and the psychological process of working with stones. The work above is the…
[soliloquy id=”8143″] “Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone.” “A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.” “The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red.” Andy Goldsworthy
Artist: Anne Diggory — Descents Water is heavy silver over stone. Water is heavy silver over stone’s Refusal. It does not fall. It fills. It flows Every crevice, every fault of the stone, Every hollow. River does not run. River presses its heavy silver self Down into stone and stone refuses. What runs,…
[soliloquy id=”7072″] Marie Louise von Franz Interprets the Dream of Jacob’s Ladder The Bible references more than 100 dreams or visions. The dream of Jacob’s Ladder is one of the better known dreams, and one of the most frequently depicted dreams in the art world. Jacob left Beersheba, and went toward Haran. He came…