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© Christine Till
Rock balancing is an internationally recognized craft. You do need a bit of patience and a knack for "knowing the rocks," to build sculptures with rocks from the natural landscape.

The act of balancing rocks may seem totally pointless, but it can be a fun, challenging, and even meditative process. Rock stacks, also known as cairns, can serve practical, recreational, and spiritual purposes. Hikers may mark trails with cairns to find their way home; adventurers may stack stones to take a break from their activity; nature lovers and zen seekers may find refuge in the process of physically balancing stones. No matter the function of rock stacks, they are all consistently made only of rocks, without the use of glue or mud. Gravity is the glue.

Once you begin the contemplation of cairns, you keep spotting them. They appear far from mountain summits, in fields and forests and even residential areas. And once the idea is in your head, it can be hard to te...

My photography covers a wide range of subjects such as fine art, still life, black and white, infrared, portrait, animal, architecture, landscape, national and international travel and corporate (commercial) images. All my photographs and photo objects are available as fine-quality Prints or as immediate downloads from http://www.ct-graphics.com/. Get them as Calendars from redbubble, or digital per email, or on CD / DVD. If you are serious about upscale photography, please contact me for a free consultation. I cover assignments throughout the United States and abroad. I will also be happy to help you if you have a question about a picture, or would like a different format, size, customization, or need custom stock photos. My...