True strength is delicate.
~ Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
Another in my new series harking back to posts from the Art Thursday archives! This is from five years ago. I thought cairns would be a nice thing to revisit for their beauty and meditative qualities.
Two cairns by Patrick aka the Buddha Collector, Rotterdam, New York
Aviemore Cairn
Cairns Series LX
by Hammer and Coil
Cairn in Ireland
photo by Chad K
from Andy Goldsworthy's Three Cairns
Photo by Phil Walsh
Fungal Rock Balance
by Mark Kelly
Moncrieffe Island, Perth, Scotland
by Murray Barnes
Links:
Helpful notes on building a cairn
The Art of Rock Balancing
Professional rock stackers
Still love them!
ReplyDeleteThe first one is indeed a peaceful vision.
I must admit, though, that the Cairn in Ireland is not peaceful; actually it's kind of menacing.
The Fungal Rock Balance is cool...I see a blueberry on top. :-)