Howdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas!
Well yesterday I stumbled onto an amazing artist while I was looking for a cover photo for my post. This guy works with rocks and stones, creating fascinating sculptures by stacking them.
And usually the results look impossible, like they're defying the laws of physics.
His name is Michael Grab and he started working with rocks in Boulder Colorado. Isn't that a fitting place to stack rocks! After years of practice, he's honed his skills to baffling levels.
On his website gravityglue, he gives an explanation of how he does it:
"Balance requires a minimum of three contact points. Luckily, every rock is covered in a variety of indentations that can act as a natural tripod for the rock to stand upright. When the rocks touch, you can feel the vibrations or "clicks," as the surfaces move against each other."
A core, non physical element is meditation. In order to feel the smallest clicks, it helps to breathe slowly, clear the mind, and relax, while remaining alert. Something to note: This meditative state seems also a natural symptom of feeling for balance points.
Achieving a challenging balance requires patience and becoming fully in touch with NOW(where the vibrations live). You must get to know the rocks you are working with. Some rock characters will coordinate better with others, vise versa, back, forth, right, left, up or down.
The trick I've found is to play and experiment. Start simple. Step by step. Add complications if you feel. "Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda"
-LEAVE NO TRACE-
I don't understand all that but I have about as much artistic gifts as a fence post. If that all makes sense to you, let me know. Here's a few more sculptures:
How in the world did he do this??
This one here is one of my favorites, I think it's in the Arizona desert:
Kudos Sir, I don't think anyone in the world is doing this!
This video actually shows him building one in real time. It doesn't look possible and yet he does it right before your eyes:
Thanks for stopping by folks, God bless you all!
-jonboy
Texas