Looking Up

Granite. 2009. 14” high with base.

One granite boulder stood out from thousands of others on the beach.  Its shape was unusual, as was one broken surface – –  rough, still crisp, and not yet eroded.  That is a rare and unexpected thing to see in environments as violent as bouldery beaches in southeast winds.  Even from a distance, the boulder appeared darker salt-and-pepper granite than most granite in this region.  Its contrasting quartz vein attracted my eye and I took it home.

Eventually, the stone spoke out to me as a bird, Looking Up.  I wrote about the genesis of this sculpture at length in a story called Looking Up.

Photos by Lee Gass