Glacial Beaded Rock
2023
7 palm-sized, hand beaded, glacier rocks with mixed media
Variable dimensions


Thirty years ago I found and carried this rock home with the intention of beading it. I wanted to show the beauty and magnificence of this rock, how it endured so much, carried so far, and finally deposited, smooth, round and enduring, in my neighborhood. 

I wanted to portray it in a multiplicity of ways. As a hurtling meteorite, burning gases and minerals through its free flying fall. As an undersea host. A healthy micro system absorbing and utilizing the detritus of society. It is beautiful, yet shows the state of our ecosystems.

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