The art of cairns is a photograph by Alexandra Till which was uploaded on May 3rd, 2014.
Title
The art of cairns
Artist
Alexandra Till
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Photograph - Photographs - Prints - Digital Images - Cards - Posters - Photo-calendars - Photo Art
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© Christine Till
Rock balancing is an internationally recognized craft. You do need a bit of patience and a knack for "knowing the rocks," to build sculptures with rocks from the natural landscape.
The act of balancing rocks may seem totally pointless, but it can be a fun, challenging, and even meditative process. Rock stacks, also known as cairns, can serve practical, recreational, and spiritual purposes. Hikers may mark trails with cairns to find their way home; adventurers may stack stones to take a break from their activity; nature lovers and zen seekers may find refuge in the process of physically balancing stones. No matter the function of rock stacks, they are all consistently made only of rocks, without the use of glue or mud. Gravity is the glue.
Once you begin the contemplation of cairns, you keep spotting them. They appear far from mountain summits, in fields and forests and even residential areas. And once the idea is in your head, it can be hard to tell whether you are really viewing a cairn or your imagination is shaping one out of an accidental group of rocks.
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May 3rd, 2014
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Comments (26)
Christine Till
Thank you buyer from San Diego, CA for your purchase. You have a good eye. I am very grateful and humbled and I thank you for contributing to my obsession - art and photography. - Christine Till
Jennifer Woodward
Your wonderful image has been featured on the home page of 'In the Mood' and fb page 'In the Mood:Featured'!!
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