Made this video back in May 2011. Forgot we had it.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
What It Takes To Balance Rocks
Rock balancing requires concentration and an open heart and mind. Anyone can do rock balancing and at any skill level. Connecting with the rocks allows you to concentrate and focus on the moment and is very relaxing. The rocks allow for creative play from stone prophets as I like to call them, or as referred to as stone towers, they speak for themselves and all around if you listen to them; to smaller designs that are uniquely creative and often tell a story and demonstrate one’s ability to concentrate whiling creatively playing with the rocks, often the smaller ones are made by children and women, while the more experienced and stronger people can go for the bigger stone towers.
#2 It Takes Patience
When you allow yourself the time for creative space and have a few hours to breath out in nature, you would be surprised what nature can reveal to you. In honoring nature and what she does for us can allow you to feel better and relax. While contemplating doing some more rock balancing, and honoring the space, I found myself able to find more freedom even in just the sitting with nature and being present. Where normally I would want to jump right in and balance rocks, I decide I would just sit with them, and the space, the water and the fresh air. Later, I found others enjoying the space with me, and a baby came along playing on the rocks and I was playing in the sand. Then while making a sand painting on the rocks, the baby came right over and lied belly down right on rocks and was having a great time. Sometimes, just holding the space and time to allow things to happen, things will just happen all on their own. To do rock balancing and sometimes to do nothing but be present with yourself; it takes patience. What will happen may be a blessing all on its own, only time and patience will tell.
#2 It Takes Patience
When you allow yourself the time for creative space and have a few hours to breath out in nature, you would be surprised what nature can reveal to you. In honoring nature and what she does for us can allow you to feel better and relax. While contemplating doing some more rock balancing, and honoring the space, I found myself able to find more freedom even in just the sitting with nature and being present. Where normally I would want to jump right in and balance rocks, I decide I would just sit with them, and the space, the water and the fresh air. Later, I found others enjoying the space with me, and a baby came along playing on the rocks and I was playing in the sand. Then while making a sand painting on the rocks, the baby came right over and lied belly down right on rocks and was having a great time. Sometimes, just holding the space and time to allow things to happen, things will just happen all on their own. To do rock balancing and sometimes to do nothing but be present with yourself; it takes patience. What will happen may be a blessing all on its own, only time and patience will tell.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Rock Balancing in the Garden
The following is an example of some rock balancing I did while visiting my parents and made quite a few rocks balance in mother's 6+ acres of gardens. Sadly my camera batteries ran out of juice so I didn't get photos of them all. I shall visit again in August and take extra batteries.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
#1 Connecting With Nature
In the beginning I wanted to start rock balancing as a way to connect with nature. Then sharing the joy of rock balancing with on lookers and friends became quite intriquing. Everyone has their own vision when they see the rocks balanced, from disbelief to inspiration. A lot of the time, people are really drawn into the rock art and ask questions and want to try it out for themselves. What's neat about rock art is that it can reach so many different people on different levels of skill and age, and connects us together as people as well as to the earth.
This is a practice that I have been doing for 2 years now, and find that it is a great stress relief, by the extreme focus that it takes to balance rocks makes the rest of the world disappear into a single focal point, where the mind, body and spirit are connect as one. For me, I am able to let go of many of thoughts and stored energy that I need to let go of, and not the rock of course!
Through rock balancing I have met so many wonderful people, and each tell me a different story about the sceen before them and how they feel about the rocks. Some have a quick inspiration and other prefer to stay as on lookers, in any event, it captivates that hearts and minds of many.
Please share your stories and pictures of your experience with rock balancing. Also, see our pictures in the gallery for the toronto photo gallery club.
This is a practice that I have been doing for 2 years now, and find that it is a great stress relief, by the extreme focus that it takes to balance rocks makes the rest of the world disappear into a single focal point, where the mind, body and spirit are connect as one. For me, I am able to let go of many of thoughts and stored energy that I need to let go of, and not the rock of course!
Through rock balancing I have met so many wonderful people, and each tell me a different story about the sceen before them and how they feel about the rocks. Some have a quick inspiration and other prefer to stay as on lookers, in any event, it captivates that hearts and minds of many.
Please share your stories and pictures of your experience with rock balancing. Also, see our pictures in the gallery for the toronto photo gallery club.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
More photos from April 24th
The following is a selection of our rock balancing art from April 24th 2011.
April 23rd and 24th Rock Balancing at Toronto Beaches
The following is a selection of rock balancing sculptures we made on April 23rd and 24th at Toronto Beaches. Each night the wind / tide knocks the rocks down and we have to start afresh the next morning.
Sometimes teenagers or the Toronto Parks Dept. knocks the rocks down, but it doesn't matter. Just means we get to be more creative the next day.
To get to Toronto Beaches, take the subway to Main Street station, take one of the buses going south to Queen Street East. Then walk south to the beach. Voila!
As you can see it was rather rainy and overcast that weekend. Well, at least it wasn't blistering hot.
This one took two of us to put up.
In the above photo Aimee admires our work.
Sometimes teenagers or the Toronto Parks Dept. knocks the rocks down, but it doesn't matter. Just means we get to be more creative the next day.
To get to Toronto Beaches, take the subway to Main Street station, take one of the buses going south to Queen Street East. Then walk south to the beach. Voila!
As you can see it was rather rainy and overcast that weekend. Well, at least it wasn't blistering hot.
This one took two of us to put up.
In the above photo Aimee admires our work.
April 30th, encounters with rock balancers
By Aimee Rimes
Yesterday we met Avaiz Hashmi down on the Toronto Beaches while we were balancing rocks.
We're hoping he will join our blog.
While he was balancing rocks a man and his son also ended up helping Avaiz. It seems that whenever someone sees people balancing rocks they are 2 things:
#1. They are amazed and/or think we used superglue.
#2. They want to try it themselves. The more childlike they are the more likely they seem to want to try it themselves.
Yesterday we had two men squabbling over the best way to balance a set of rocks we let them knock over in an attempt to beat what we had balanced. It was amusing to watch their efforts. They probably learned a fair bit however.
We believe that anyone can learn how to balance rocks, it just takes patience as one kid kept repeating yesterday.
:)
Yesterday we met Avaiz Hashmi down on the Toronto Beaches while we were balancing rocks.
We're hoping he will join our blog.
While he was balancing rocks a man and his son also ended up helping Avaiz. It seems that whenever someone sees people balancing rocks they are 2 things:
#1. They are amazed and/or think we used superglue.
#2. They want to try it themselves. The more childlike they are the more likely they seem to want to try it themselves.
Yesterday we had two men squabbling over the best way to balance a set of rocks we let them knock over in an attempt to beat what we had balanced. It was amusing to watch their efforts. They probably learned a fair bit however.
We believe that anyone can learn how to balance rocks, it just takes patience as one kid kept repeating yesterday.
:)
In the beginning there was rocks...
In the beginning there was rocks...They were just lying there on the beach.
And then along came Aimee Rimes and she decided these rocks looked lonely just lying half covered in sand.
So she picked one up and moved it.
And then another.
And then she stacked them.
Pretty soon she was balancing the rocks one on top of another.
Sometimes the balancing rocks looked pretty bizarre.
She kept doing this regularly, mostly on weekends.
Aimee keeps fussing about wanting to be called by her nicknames like Littlefeather, Rainmaker, Amy Motion and Amy Rockstein. Seriously, the girl can't think of a good name to call herself. Suggestions anyone?
She started this on July 2009. Since then she has met other artists (including Charles Moffat, who setup this wonderful blog and is writing this) who joined her rock balancing group.Aimee wants to use her rock balancing art to promote peace and understanding. Environmental issues are good too.
If you want to donate we will be setting up a PayPal account for donations.
In the meantime, please enjoy the rock balancing art we have displayed here.
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