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The development process for a suiseki - "The Cave". http://suisekiart.com/2008/06/05/the-cave/
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jtroth > 1. Eel River stone collected in 2006. A stone must follow the "rule of three sides" or san men no hō. It must have good balance left-right, up-down, and back-front. Clearly this stone lying flat does not have that quality. It is monotonous, with no peak and no focus point.
jtroth > 2. Here is a possible view of the stone - turning it upside down and raising the side. However - while the "snow" gives it interest, there is no distinguished peak and the right side is heavy and unbalanced.
jtroth > 3. Looking at the side view, it has other problems. It's missing much of the back, and it would require a large piece of wood to make a daiza and fill it up. Also, it has bad "kamae" or seat - meaning that it does not lean forward (to the right in this picture) at the top and does not embrace the viewer.
jtroth > 4. What about putting it upright? It can be so nice sometimes to see the sharp cliff. But...
jtroth > 5. The side view is kind of boring and monotonous.
jtroth > 6. It's always possible to cut this stone to make a suiseki. This will give us a beautiful peak with good balance. But this is always a last choice, after all other options have been explored. (see http://suisekiart.com/2008/03/09/to-cut-or-not-to-cut/.
jtroth > 7. This view has a good peak, and the "snow" is well distributed and beautiful. But it is not an easy stone to handle - in particular the heavy left side will be a challenge. Mas sketches the suiseki from all 4 sides to try different ideas and make sure the design works.
jtroth > 8. After Mas has finished sketching, he makes a model using polystyrene covered with plaster. With this he can easily modify the design, carving it or building it up until he is satisfied. Sometimes he will paint the model in a dark color so he better visualize the finished work (not shown in this picture). If he decides he likes it, then he makes marks that will allow him to copy the model in wood. In particular, note the straight line marked across the stone - when the stone is seated correctly that line is level.
jtroth > 9. In this back view you can see that the base is still rather bulky - especially the left hand side. This will be refined in the wood base itself. He uses the plaster model to get the rough idea, and to see what needs refinement later.
2. Here is a possible view of the stone - turning it upside down and raising the side. However - while the "snow" gives it interest, there is no distinguished peak and the right side is heavy and unbalanced.
> 2. Here is a possible view of the stone - turning it upside down and raising the side. However - while the "snow" gives it interest, there is no distinguished peak and the right side is heavy and unbalanced.
2. Here is a possible view of the stone - turning it upside down and raising the side. However - while the "snow" gives it interest, there is no distinguished peak and the right side is heavy and unbalanced.
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