Portfolio > Man- Made Stones

Series started in the fall of 2008 based off of "Scholars' Rocks." "Scholars Rocks" are a Chinese tradition that involves finding rocks that meet specific aesthetic criteria, removing the rock, placing it on a man-made base, and treating it as an object of aesthetic contemplation.

"Scholars' Rock"
Stone and Spalted Maple
14H x 8W x 4D
2014
Elongated Specimen
Iron and Padauk wood
10H x 15W x 6D
2010
Discolored Mohu
Bronze, Spalted Hackberry, and Marble
24H x 10 W x 8D
2010
Mohu Stone II
Bronze and Padauk wood
21H x 10W x 8D
2010
Mohu Stone
Iron and Walnut
21H x 10W x 8D
2010
Stratified Stalagmite
Iron, Stained Wood, and Paint
52H x 10W x 10D
2010
Erosion
Iron and Padauk Wood
13H x 6Wx 6D
2009
Empty Geode IV
Iron, Enamel, Gravel, and Makore Wood
9H x 7.5W x 6D
2009
Empty Geode III
Bronze and Padauk Wood
14H x 11W x 8D
2009
Empty Geode II
Bronze, Iron, and Wood
Variable, approx. 6H. x 14W. x 4D
2008
Empty Geode
Bronze and Sassafras Wood
11H x 6W x 6D
2008
Cast Stone
Aluminum, Stone, and Steel
8H x 9W x 6D
2008
Cast Stone #3
Aluminum, Stone, and Steel
14H x 8W x 4D
2008
Cast Stone #4
Aluminum and River Rock
10H x 5W x 4D
2008
Geode V
Bronze, Wool, Gravel, and Ash Wood
7W x 6.5H x 6D
2009
Geode III
Sassafras and Purple Heart Wood
8H x 4.5W x 4.5D
2008