arts + artisans

In time, of course, nature reclaims the stones, usually with the next incoming tide due to wave action. The stones are only balanced after all and easily dislodged, spilling back to the earth in nature’s random arrangement.

“To go and build something that’s not going to last, on purpose, there’s a beauty in that to me,” explains Warzel. “I like that the slate gets wiped clean and you’re forced to remember. And when creating, I didn’t want to do anything to upset nature.

“It’s my cave man art,” Warzel concludes. “I went as primitive as I could possibly go. There’s no oil paint, there’s no electronics, there’s no tools. Just my hands and rocks.”

—Jason Marchi