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By: michael Jamieson

michael Jamieson — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:43:40 +0000

Susan, Three excellent choices, I’ve always admired Lew French for letting a stone be a stone, his fireplaces are incredible. Dan Snow is a real purist. His dry work stands alone. That hut is a great example of knowing “the rules” and then breaking them. When I first saw the Goldworthy wall at Storm King, I was P.O’d that there were people in the area that actually knew about real stonework .When I met Neal Rippendale, a scotsman who worked on it, he told me that the masons went back to Scotland, I was relieved.

Here’s why I love blogging. I never even knew you were out there and you’re local to me…relatively. Let’s try and connect!–s

By: Kari Lønning

Kari Lønning — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:13:10 +0000

Oh Susan you are just too brilliant. Thank-you for gathering these beautiful examples of the stone art. Lew French’s window set into the stone shed/cottage, is a wonderful composite of ancient references and contemporary sensitivity to the material.

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By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Sat, 28 May 2011 22:58:06 +0000

Susan, I am beyond excited to become acquainted with the work of these masters. Thank you so much! I’m purchasing some of the books their work appears in so I can develop a greater skill in designing with stone. Beautiful, inspiring photos.

By: Ivette Soler

Ivette Soler — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:31:45 +0000

While I think all of the photos are marvelous, there is something about the pebbles stacked in the crack between 2 stones that is really, really eloquent. How completely beautiful! Thank you for this wonderful post!

By: commonweeder

commonweeder — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:53:52 +0000

I am familiar with Goldsworthy of course, but I love that Dan Snow ‘gazebo’ or whatever its called. Great great post.

By: Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:41:00 +0000

Gorgeous photos. I kept scrolling up and down your post to view them over and over. We talk so much about texture contrast in reference to plants, but these artists take that concept to a whole new level in the exciting way they combine their chosen medium. Thanks for sharing.

By: Scott Hokunson

Scott Hokunson — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:47:39 +0000

Amazing artistry! I share your love of dry stone work Susan, and lament its decline in today’s landscape. Thanks for an inspirational post!

By: rebecca sweet

rebecca sweet — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:41:17 +0000

Wow – Lew French is amazing! I’ve never seen his work before – thanks for the introduction! I’m so fortunate to live about 10 miles from one of Andy Goldsworthy’s winding stone walls (over here at Stanford) – truly inspirational indeed.
I think the two differences might be the stone–bet your’s is local to NoCal and the length. The one at Storm King is almost a half mile long, undulating up and down hill and ‘through’ water to come up the other side. A truely amazing sight when you first see it.–s

By: Jenny Peterson

Jenny Peterson — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:29:48 +0000

Oh my gosh, Susan–I’m in love. Those are like rock sculptures–works of art! I can only dream of a) having that kind of talent and b) finding a client who will pay for it! Thanks so much for highlighting these artists.
The real underlying point is that they are masters of their craft. We can all aspire to that!–s