Notice that the head of the human face looking to the right has spiked hair. Additionally and typical of the IndianRock.art style, the human head is also the left eye of the bird. As an artisan, I understand the value in this approach to stone carving: with rudimentary tools and a possible time-crunch, I would want to capitalize on what is already existing, as well. I believe this mindset, coupled with a deep sense of connection with both, the natural world and the spirit realm, is a vital facet in the foundational gem- which are the stones, collectively, at IndianRock.art.
As a carpenter, I began in a furniture shop. My job was to sand. That was it. The thing about sanding is that your fingertips become highly sensitive to subtle changes in surface variations; and so, when I hold these stones- my fingers see what is on the surface. Naturally, my fingers don’t read the stone, but they do learn a lot about the stone. After holding thousands of these stones over the past several years, I have developed a feel for them. This accounts for the confidence in my steps, not only because I see the repeating geometry, but because I feel it- more so and quite literally.
Below are images shot at 40x optical magnification. They highlight the spiked hair seen in the first image of this post and the plowed groove right below the hairline. What I find fascinating about this style of sculpting is that the form is not separate from the dance of shadow and light; instead, the form is the shadow and light.
Unify the Nations – IndianRock.art