Picking Up the Pieces

["Anthony Marbella" <a.j.m.stone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This topic seems to have opened the flood gates for a
lot of us who have dealt with or at least anticipated an
unexpected break in a stone piece. It is hard for me to
add to what has already been said, but I think that one
idea that has not been mentioned is that when stone
breaks accidentally, it tends to break on its own terms
and does so in such a manner that no human can control.
Stone can be made to break along a designated plane,
however, the surface that is revealed is never the same.
This clean, new, and untouched surface coming to the
light for the first time is exciting to me. Some of the
most interesting stone carvings I've seen utilze the
rough broken surface, such as Shona sculpture from
Zimbabwe or the master works of Isamu Noguchi.

As a side note - I just wanted to thank (Rich?) for his
inspiring poem, I was deeply moved by it. I wondered if
you can site any poetic or literary influences or
inspirations that would apply to our passion for stone.

Carve away, but don't deny the accident,
Anthony Marbella