Who is Sacred Stone?
Sacred Stone is the product of a mother and son team of artists,
Deborah and Casey Bridges. These designs have been inspired by deities
of the East, ancient sculptures from temple carvings. While the inspiration
has come from antiquity, each design is an original sculpture created
by Deborah or Casey. We hope that this imagery of stillness and peace
helps you to create your own place of quietude.
How are the sculptures
placed in a garden?
The Buddha and Kwan Yin are designed as fragments of
monumental scale sculptures. As fragments, they are designed
to be placed in a garden as though they fell there hundreds of
years ago, or just yesterday. They are to be propped u p on any
existing boulder or tree stump or dirt mound. Also, any heavy
object like a concrete block or a piece of re-bar can hold up
the sculpture and then be hidden with plants. The large fragments
look best when surrounded by plant life.
What are the sculptures
made from?
The sculptures are made from cast stone and light weight
aggregates. They look old when you get them and just get more
beautiful as they age. Some of the ingredients in the castings
will age quickly and add character to the sculpture over the
first few years. Moss growth can be encouraged on the sculpture
if it is a moist shady spot of the garden. To do this you simply
blend moss with buttermilk and place in selective spots on the
sculpture and then keep moist.
How do the sculptures handle
hard winters or extreme summers?
The base material for each casting is cement. It will last in the
elements much like a sidewalk does. It will not erode from rain,
wind and ice for many, many years. The sculptures are built around
a structure of steel, it is almost impossible for the sculpture
to break into pieces. While the contraction/expansion effect that
happens with freezing temperatures or intense direct sun may put
cracks in the sculpture, this won’t cause the piece to break.
Depending on where the sculpture is placed and the kind of exposure
it gets, cracking can be a part of the aging process.
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