More Learners of Rock Balancing

From the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, Ollie Judd writes, "I've been been balancing for a little over a year. I don't do it too often, it's pretty much just a hobby, but I love it. I guess I love it most because it's such a simple form of art -- you don't need anything but what's around you to create, and you don't use anything up by creating, but people are still amazed at what can be done with some rocks, patience, and steady hands." He has posted a gallery of his work on the image sharing website Fotki.com, and says that being included here inspires him to create more.

Buddy Smith of Atlanta, Georgia, suggests "rockaholic" or "lithographic practitioner" to describe what he has become as a result of the contagious hobby he caught from his friend Dave Russell. Buddy's latest blog, Another Stoney Evening, gets its name from a favorite Crosby-Nash album, and features excellent images of his amazingly successful "learning curve" with his latest toys (the rocks). He has progressed enough that he has been asked to contribute a Learner's Lesson.

Self-described as a "little, nutty, Canadian wallflower", Maggie is a multi-talented artist (painting, photography, sculpture, etc.) from Newfoundland, which is fondly called "The Rock" by many of its residents. Inspired by balancer Peter Herring, she quickly became skilled. Reflecting on the art, she writes, "These must have been the very first stone sculptures, before man was able to make tools." She is the second Guest Learner on this site: her images are hosted here in a Guest Directory named after her "nom d'equilibré" - onefromheaven.

Odelay, animal companion of Sandy Maliga, contemplates her recent beginnings of balancing. Sandy saw images of Bill's work and was inspired to populate her lovely pond garden with many assemblages she describes as "cairns". Her editing skills have contributed to the video clips shown on this site.