Small Stones
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Towards a New Design
I’ve been thinking a lot about my small stones practice and how much I am enjoying evoking a moment’s conscious experience into a condensed phrase. So, when I started to consider a change in the design of this site, I set myself a task: to write a series of small stones that captured the essence of how I want my site to look*. I took each of these small stones from very vivid visual memories that span the years from around 3 to 30, and, as I read through them, I see certain similarities cropping up, themes which are on the verge of announcing themselves… What patterns, themes etc. can…
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Smooth silver water reflecting back smooth silver sky: a symphony in monochrome. If you want to read about my small stones practice, check out my first small stones post.
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Slender tendrils of smoke rise from the incense slanted askew in its holder, the gathering ash reading to drop; fragrant, heady, sacred. If you want to read about my small stones practice, check out my first small stones post.
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A sheet of plastic, unsecured by builders before leaving for lunch, waltzes with the wind – a white veiled woman dancing with her invisible lover. If you want to read about my small stones practice, check out my first small stones post.
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Curled up foetal-like beneath the stifling duvet cover, I listen to the sounds of the wind hurling itself against the window pane, blowing away the last remaining wisps of a dream half-forgot. If you want to read about my small stones practice, check out my first small stones post.