Il Duomino

The foundation stones, if they can be called that, are shimmed with roots and bark mulch. The hearting, the unseen interior of a dry stone structure that normally provides strength and stability, is pocked with voids and pieces of firewood. Even amongst the face stones, where divergences from the established rules are more easily detected, there is some questionable contact between stones.

When building with stone it’s wise to use the forces of gravity and friction in your favor. I’ve gone a different route.

I plan to tear this down when I’m finished. If I don’t, nature will do it for me.

And then I’ll build it again. And likely again after that.

And then I’ll wheelbarrow the stones out of our backyard, load them back onto the truck, and haul them away to be part of some future project.

The only traces of the structure will be the lessons I learned building these rough drafts.