Field guide No. 724
Soft folds in river stones
Granite, leaning on itself.
Three speckled granite boulders lean together on a shingle bank, their surfaces wrinkled and folded where they press against each other like dough. It looks comfortable.
Field noteGranite creased where the boulders press, like dough left to prove. Hard stone has gone tender.
Also possible, also breaking material
Limestone fault with stone teethA crack with interlocking stone teeth along both lips; the ground has opinions and has bitten down.
Pillow leaf nettles in bare soilNettle leaves inflate into soft green cushions, stings and all.
Brass seeds in a glass pearAny glassblower and any jeweller could split this commission. Sculpture, not paradox.
Stone skipped ripples across the meadowSkipped stones ripple water. This one bounced across a meadow and the grass rings out like a pond.