Usually when I start a piece representation is not my goal. Rather I simply seek to transform the irregular rock before me into an appealing form. Sometimes I want to show off the stone’s weathered surfaces and internal patterning. Occasionally I just aim to create an intriguing geometric shape. As I near completion, I frequently realize that my sculpture is reminding me of something real or imagined. Friends and relatives who see a finished piece often report having such an evocative experience. Before looking at a titled enlargement in this gallery, ask yourself whether the piece brings anything to your mind. (There’s never a right answer!)
Click on any of the images below to see an enlargement.
“Breaching” 2001
Basalt on Diabase
H 30” x W 16”
“Humpty” 2001
Granodiorite on Metasediment H 21” x W 19”
“Time Interrupted” 2002
Metasediment on Igneous
H 28” x W 18”
“Rocker” 2002
Marble on Quartzite
H 7” x W 11”
''Ice Age Moore'' 2002
Metamorphic in Diorite
“Crazy Sun” 2002
Porphyry on Schist
H 30” x W 21”
“Snake Dance” 2003
Jasper on Diorite
H 18” x W 13”
“Elbow, Desert Sands” 2003
Schist on Quartzite
H 10” x W 17”
“Ghostie” 2003
Basalt on Basalt
H 18” x W 8”
“Owyhee Leaf” 2004
Jasper on Basalt
H 45” x W 10”
“Devoted” 2005
Metamorphic on Schist
H 32” x W 6”
“No Better Shield” 2006
Granodiorite on Diorite
H 61” x W 24”
![“In Memory of Arabelle” 2006<br>Jade [on Fir]<br>H 8” x W 17”](http://www.karlsstoneart.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/in-memory-of-arabelle.png)
“In Memory of Arabelle” 2006
Jade [on Fir]
H 8” x W 17”
“Reef Sprite” 2007
Marble on Quartzite
H 50” x W 14”
“Storm’s Coming” 2007
Basalt on Gneiss
H 30” x W 17”
“Jazz, Anyone?” 2007
Porphyritic Andesite on Diorite
H 28” x W 13”
“Sierra Vista” 2008
Diorite on Granodiorite on Metasediment
H 76” x W 32”
“ET Dorm” 2009
Jade on Quartzite
H 9” x W 9”
“Together” 2009
Metamorphic and Metamorphic
H 48” x W 18”
“Jazz Note” 2010
Igneous on Basalt on Andesite
H 72 x W 42
