tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post2898404630904512302..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Stones Become WallsAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-58544517062079845312010-05-18T09:28:26.695-04:002010-05-18T09:28:26.695-04:00It's quite wonderful to think of these rocks b...It's quite wonderful to think of these rocks becoming sculpture; how appropriate for work near Frost's home, Linda. And Kim, I'd be happy to give away the rocks piled in the center of my field. Deb, I didn't know about those walls around the NYC reservoirs. There was––still is––a large community of Italian stonemasons near here in Barre, VT, working in the large granite quarries and sheds.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-20139227593332306632010-05-18T08:59:51.335-04:002010-05-18T08:59:51.335-04:00Amazing to think of these rocks just continually b...Amazing to think of these rocks just continually bubbling up. We once met an architect turned sculptor who used his rocks to create incredible sculptures on his property near Frost's home. They were all done by balance, no rods or glues to keep them in place. It was an unforgettable sight. Alas, the photos we took are slides. Maybe someday we'll get them all scanned and can use them.LINDA from EACH LITTLE WORLDhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-55701137447308446962010-05-18T07:51:19.673-04:002010-05-18T07:51:19.673-04:00Westchester and Putnam counties in NY, where I gre...Westchester and Putnam counties in NY, where I grew up, served dairy to NY city and the land is webbed with the most beautiful stone walls and around the NY City reservoirs, much of the exquisite stonework was done by people working in the WPA under the direction of master stonemasons from Italy. <br /><br />The last time I was home for a visit I was lucky enough to come upon a crew rebuilding an old wall - and me with no camera! <br /><br />DebL<br />http://morewgalo.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-44782803503383781982010-05-18T05:59:16.983-04:002010-05-18T05:59:16.983-04:00As a child I remember noting that the fields in Ve...As a child I remember noting that the fields in Vermont differed from those in Maine by the rocks they displayed. Never knew the term 'boney field'. <br />You could probably sell that nice Vermont granite to sculptors, or sculpture suppliers.. . I also know a sculptor who would haul some away if you wanted to simply clear some out...<br />If these were prehistoric times those would be mammoth skulls and litter -ally be bones creating the literature of the fields.Kim Dohttp://web.mac.com/kimdo1/iWeb/Paris%20Site/Welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com