stones

rocks

menhir, Castel, France Kerloas menhir, Brittany

Menhir de Champ-Dolent, Brittany, France

menhir, France

dolmen

Poulnabrone dolmen, Ireland

Bugeun-ni Dolmen, Korea

Locmariaquer grand menhir

Kilclooney dolmen, Ireland

spiderNazca Lines, Peru

overviewNazca Lines, Peru

monkeyNazca Lines, Peru

single lineNazca Lines, Peru

graffitiAlly Weir

Langass Cairn

scholar’s stonesChinese Garden

Portland, Or

waterfallChinese Garden

Portland, Or

laid stone pathsChinese Garden

Portland, Or

laid stone courtyardChinese Garden

Portland, Or

Chinese style stone paving

Nagusa Benten Iwaojima Shrine, Japan

In Shinto the kami—spirits—reside in natural features like stones, trees, streams. By extension these features become sacred.

bound stone on pathDaitoku-ji TempleKyoto, Japan

this type of stone is understood in Japan to mean ‘Please do not enter’

Kiyosumi Gardens was established by Baron Iwasaki, a founder of Mitsubishi, on an old feudal estate in Tokyo. The baron imported important

stones from all over Japan. They reside there yet, carefully labeled.

A ‘snow viewing’ lantern, with large overhangto keep the snow out of the flame

Japanese GardenBloedel ConservancyBainbridge Island, Wa

Japanese GardenBloedel ConservancyBainbridge Island, Wa

stone curbHuntington Japanese GardenPasadena, Ca

stone curbHuntington Japanese Garden

Pasadena, Ca

dry garden (karesansui)Huntington Japanese Garden

Pasadena, Ca

dry garden (karesansui)Ryogin-in, Kyoto, Japan

Japanese GardenGolden Gate ParkSan Francisco, Ca

Sacred stone - Fushimi Inari, Kyoto Tsou people, Taiwan

Sacred Shinto stone

Stone of love fortune telling, Jishu Shrine, Kyoto

gazing or meditation stonesHuntington Japanese Garden

Pasadena, Ca

these specially collected stones were collected in the Eel River near Covelo, Ca

Isamu Noguchidry garden (karesansui)Shikoku, Japan

Isamu Noguchidry garden (karesansui)Costa Mesa, Ca

Kathie Luther

Richard SchilllingRock Pool Pebble Bars

Richard SchilllingFrosty Ball and Slab Balance

Richard SchilllingEquilibrium Stack

Bill Dan the stone man, on the shores of SF Bay

Bill Dan the stone man

Bill Dan the stone man

anonymousconstruction of scrap masonryin a botanical garden

fence of suspended rocks

gabion: rocks held in metal basket

Dominus WineryYountville, CaHerzog & DeMeuron architectsgabion with volcanic stone

Dominus WineryYountville, CaHerzog & DeMeuron architectsgabion with volcanic stone

Terunobu Fujimorihouse, Japan

architect unknownhouse, Portugal architect unknown

houseNagano, Japan

house in rocksarchitect unknown

Santa Cruz, Ca

Carl AndreEquivalents

stone blocks

Carl Andresculpture, 1977

Byker Blue Slate

even stone deteriorates

Joseph Beuys7000 Oaks, ongoing

7000 stone pillars and 7000 trees being planted around the world

Joseph Beuys7000 Oaks, ongoing

The whole project has been replicated on 2nd Life by Jessica Ornitz

Masatoshi Izumistone sculpture

NickSpheres

soap bubbles, stone, string

Not all stone sculptures need to be big

Arupe Cairanensys

Andrew Goldsworthy

Andrew GoldsworthyRoof, 2005

Andrew GoldsworthyCone stone

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. Genesis 35:14