2015-05-29 very special mountain stream gravel by mona65

2015-05-29 very special mountain stream gravel

A few days ago I got this carved stone (made by a Swiss artist/stonecutter) as a gift. It’s a very hard mineral from the Swiss Alps and very difficult to carve. The stone was grinded and polished over thousands of years by glaciers and mountain streams to this large gravel (diameter 25 cm) and has now been decorated by Jean Badel with this beautiful symbol. I am very excited about this gift.
What a treasure. I would cherish it forever and pass it down through my family! Like the selective focus on this.
May 29th, 2015  
Nice close up!
May 29th, 2015  
A beautiful gift to receive indeed. :)
May 29th, 2015  
I've never heard of these stones, but what a beauty you got here! Lovely, Mona!
May 29th, 2015  
@Weezilou No wonder, you have not heard of these stones. The artist lives solitary in the mountains, is not well known and doesn't make a grand buisness out of it. Still his art is amazingly beautiful, for me.
May 29th, 2015  
@akirk Thanks for your kind comment. And yes you are right, it's a treasure. My kind of treasure.
May 29th, 2015  
That's really interesting. What a lovely gift to be given! I love the way you have photographed it too.
May 29th, 2015  
@mona65 In that case, perhaps the gift is all the more rare and wonderful! It has an amazing story to go along with it then!
May 30th, 2015  
Very cool- thank you for sharing the story :)
May 30th, 2015  
What a special keepsake with a wonderful story behind it !
May 30th, 2015  
What an interesting carved stone, and I enjoyed the accompanying story.
May 30th, 2015  
You must have been a special person to have been given this! I wonder what the symbol means. Good to have a photo - insurance?
May 30th, 2015  
@maggiemae Hope you feel better by now. The symbol: As I understand, the artist transforms old Engadine (region in the mountains of Grisons) symbols, in his unique and modern way. The base of the symbol indicates: divine splendor, fertility, harmony, creative force, perfection and invincibility. And it symbolizes the spread of love in all directions.
Insurance? I do not think someone would steal it. And if,... it would be anyway irreplaceable and irretrievable.

May 30th, 2015  
@mona65 the circle strikes again - so often incorporated!
May 30th, 2015  
That is really beautiful, and I love the light and dof in your capture. A gift you will always treasure.
May 30th, 2015  
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