Greg Kailian • Stone Sculpture

Aquila

In ancient mythology, Aquila was the avian bearer of Zeus’ thunderbolts. The stone is California black and red marble, from the area of Cadiz, in Southern California, population 3,353 (+/-). The “black” in the stone comes from the billions-of-years-old, thumbprint sized, fossil sponges in the stone; the “red,” from the rusty splashes of red pigment co-habiting the marble matrix. Black and red marble is one of the toughest of marbles; it takes a high polish and, unlike most marbles, is perfectly comfortable if left outdoors, and could probably withstand a cruise missile strike. The pedestal is Oklahoma, treebark sandstone with four unique sides. Two sides appear to be like smooth sheets of lumber, while the rear panel has a rich, layered, golden tobacco-brown bark. The front, however, is alive with lichen and microscopic mosses that make the “bark” step out when wet; therefore, the back and sides have been treated with sealer, but not the front. The front is alive, and gets watered about once a week. All components turn.

California Black & Red Marble
Belgian Black Limestone
Oklahoma Treebark Sandstone
Stainless Steel
71 x 18″
430 lbs
$8,500.*

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