Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Stones remember where they've been hit.


Stones have memory. Every blow of the hammer sends a distinct message through the chisel to the stone's core matrix.  The stone 'remembers' the direction, strength and angle of each strike. A detailed record of these impacts is kept until an interior line is conceived along a prescribed, but not yet formed, interior plane. 

The right combination of hits is like inputting the right combination on a lock. It 'unlocks' and opens the stone.