Kauai Rock Quarry
January 9, 2013Today we went to the Kauai Quarry to query the querulous quarrymaster about some quintessentially quiescent boulders for our sacred gardens. We were there with Martin Mosco and his wife, Alxe (pronounced Alex).
A wonderful session ensued, during which we clambered over hundreds of giant boulders to pick a mere four for the Iraivan Siva Garden that Martin is designing. Deva Rajan and Durvasa Alahan joined for the adventure.
Martin is on island for 12 days to make a scale model of a portion of the garden right around the temple. Alxe is a filmmaker (among other talents) and plans to document the entire project which will durate (should be a word) from now to August. Stay tuned for progress on this creative project, all thanks to the vision and support of Jim Levin and Natalie Cederquist of Tucson, Arizona.
Martin and Alxe examine one of the more curvacous stones.
All of us together, thanks to the magic of iPhone pano option feature.
Alxe films Martin exploring the stones they set aside for us.
We mark one that seem to be alive.
Martin has been trained to find and set stones in the tradition of Japanese contemplative gardens, and has written, along with his wife, a marvelous book, \"Landscaping as Spirit.\"
A panorama of us among the stones with a giant jackhammer. The stones we reject willl be shattered and crushed into gravel!
Alxe being dramatic.
Deva and Durvasa looking on. You can see mountains of gravel in the back.
The quarry will be closed next year, so the timing is (you guessed it) perfect.
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