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My introduction to working with stone came from my Uncle, who was a master stone mason. His incredible stone fireplaces featured many different varieties of rock artistically configured into massive features giving the whole house a unique charm. My first experience doing a large stone job was in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia in the mid 80's where I worked with another master mason to quarry, split, and build with the largest stones we could handle. I eventually took over the job with the home owner when he moved on.
BIG Rocks - Private home in Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Passive solar home - stone quarried from neighboring ridge.
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Breaking rocks in ths hot sun
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A hundred chisles driven into a slot cut with a diamond saw
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This house was built with stones quarried from the ridged behind the site location. The owner-builder wanted it to be inconspicuous on the landscape and take advantage of passive solar cooling to maintain comfort in the hot desert sun of central Australia. My job was building the stone walls with a crew of three, including the owner, who worked with us on the weekends. The house won a second place award in a national magazine "home of the year"competition. The stone is sandstone, split to thickness and used in as large pieces as we could manage to handle.
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Make them sing just right and the rock jumps apart
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Gotta get them up there somehow!
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Wood and Stone Boat Dock and Stairway - Private home, Kodiak, Alaska
Stone Walls and Stairway integrated with sculptural log work and a Stone Oven, Rural N. Idaho
| This stairway is the entrance to my own studio/home in North Idaho. The stones were quarried from a local outcropping in nearby Montana. |
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