Stones

April 20
A guest from Quarry House came to our class.
His name is Ed Westbrook. He is a stone expert and also a founder of the Quarry House.
The lecture that day involved about :-
-the origins of stone
-uses of stone
-material honesty
-feel of seeing stones
-beauty of stones

This is a stone bridge I found when surfing on the internet.
As you can see, although its just an arc formed from stones, it gives off an interesting feeling.
I can see the different shapes and texture formed on the stones, with uneven lines and cracks.
There are what makes them beautiful.
Because of this uneven looks, we can see the history of these stones.
Stones are materials that hold deep mystery. To me, values and qualities of stones do not differ from one another.
Different stones represents different background and meaning.
Just seeing the shapes of stones created naturally calm and makes me feel at peace.

Ed Westbrook also told us how he went from country to country searching and looking for different stones. He also showed us pictures of the stones he saw. And also told us that there were still some craftsman who are still using labor work to build stone structures instead of using technology.