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The Braided Rivers Project; the beauty of stone
A marvelous skull shaped rock covered in paprika and grey colored lichens on the banks for the Brockleburn RiverI've been working with stone for over 30 years, and I have to admit it is something of a...
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The Four Elements Mosaics
The Four Elements Mosaic panels set in front of the Potting ShedI've just returned to the USA after working for 5 1/2 months on a project on the south island of New Zealand, in the small town of...
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Otari Native Plant Botanical Garden and Wilton Bush, Wellington, New Zealand
A fine specimen of Cordyline, the Cabbage Tree I flew up to Wellington for a week to get away from my project at Camp Glenorchy after 5 months with barely any time off. I wanted to have an urban...
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The Braided Rivers Project
An aerial view of braiding in the Dart River I took from a helicopterSitting on the completed polished Braided River mosaic in the Greenstone RoomIn the Autumn of 2015 and Spring of 2016 I built what I...
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The Geologic Wall
A pink Piemontite and Green Schist whirlpool twists through the gap between beautiful stonesGeology is a word derived from Ancient Greek; Geo, meaning Earth, and ology meaning the study of. It is...
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The Driftwood Wall
A section of the Driftwood Wall mosaic in the Humboldt Room of the Homestead Building at Camp GlenorchyThis is another essay about one of the many projects I worked on while I was at Camp Glenorchy,...
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The Gardens of Ancient Egypt
Papyrus and Cypress Trees, Temple of Horus, EdfuThis past winter (December 2018-February 2019) I decided that it was time to visit Egypt. I've been exploring the Mediterranean region for several...
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Facteur Cheval's incredible endeavor, the Palais Idéal
Beautifully rendered columns of the Temple of Nature on the east facade of the Palais IdealMany years ago I purchased a wonderful book called Gardens of Revelation by John Beardsley, which discusses 25...
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The Gardens of Tepoztlán, Mexico
A strangler fig draped over lava stones on the trail leading to the PyramidThis winter I was making a somewhat epic overland journey from Paris to the Island of Crete in Greece. Just before the New...
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Pebble Mosaic Garden Carpets
A sidewalk in the center of Lisbon, PortugalIn the mid 1980's I made my first journey to Europe. I flew to Madrid, and then took a bus to Lisbon, Portugal to meet up with a friend. I arrived early...
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Oficina Cerâmica Francisco Brennand
Tile panel of a lizard on a monumental wall in the Oficina Francisco Brennand Brazil is a vast country, the 5th largest in the world, covering 3.2 million square miles in area (8.5 million square...
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Palais Salam, Taroudannt, Morocco
For all of my traveling life I have been an avid photographer and documentarian of the places I've visited. I do it in part because I know that if I live to a ripe old age I will not necessarily have...
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Jardines de Laribal, Parque Montjuïc, Barcelona
A stepped rill drops in a series of cascades in the Generelife section of the garden.Barcelona is one of the greatest cities of Europe. Best known for its Modernismo style architecture, crowned by the...
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The Sacro Bosco of Bomarzo
The Dragon attacked by Lions in the Sacro BoscoNorth of Rome there is a lovely walled city called Viterbo in the region of Tuscia, which can be used as a base to visit three of Italy's most important...
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The truth about Portland, August 31 2020
Warning: liberal political contentArt on the boarded up door to Tiffany and Company, 2 blocks from the Federal CourthouseThe reason I am writing this is that astrologically I have a lot of planets in...
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Garden Paths
Local basalt and river stones mortared together to make stepping stones between two housesI've been building gardens for over 30 years now. Most of my work has been residential and often involves the...
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I love lava
A mandala offering to the New Year, 2021. Isaac Hale State Beach, the Big Island of HawaiiIts the beginning of the New Year, one that many hope is a reprieve from the previous one. I've been flying...
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Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central, by Diego Rivera
The central section of the mural, with the Skeleton Catrina holding Diego Rivera's hand, as a boy, with Frida Kahlo standing behind him holding a yang yin symbol. On her right she hooks arms with José...
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Ohme Gardens
Steep topography in the gardens overlooking the Columbia RiverOne of the Twin Pools when the pink Phlox bloom in Spring in the 1970'sThis is an essay about a very special garden in Central Washington...
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The Phases of the Moon Mosaic
Setting a marble disk in a pebble mosaicI've been building stone mosaics for about 30 years now. My style is very much influenced by the stones that I am working with, integrated with everything I...
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The Fernery, Auckland Domain, New Zealand
A variety of ferns inside the FerneryNew Zealand is a land of ferns. They cover the floors of lush forests and scramble up the trunks of trees. Or they can be trees themselves growing 30, 40, even 60...
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Paddington Reservoir Park, Sydney Australia
The business district spread out along Oxford Street in the Paddington neighborhood.I spent the winter of 2022-23 in New Zealand and Australia. At the end of my trip I stayed for 9 wonderful days in...
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Petra
The Al Khazna, or Treasury reveals itself at the end of the Siq The planet we live on is an extraordinary place. There are so many beautiful landscapes to behold around the world, and sometimes...
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Mayan Mystique
A Mayan Stelae from Copan, since moved to the Plaza Principal in the town of Copan RuinasThis Winter I have been exploring some of Central America. Mayan culture and the magnificent monuments they...
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A gallery of Courtyards in Antigua, Guatemala
A bouquet filled fountain at the 5 Star Hotel PortaMany years ago I traveled to Guatemala with a friend from college. We entered the country from Belize and stayed in El Remate on Lago Petén Itzá...
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