michigan petoskey stone, photo by Jacob Vanderheyden
The ArtPrize Seven Final 20 has been announced with 3 of the top entries from 2013 once again in the running. Click the link to see them all, incuding this one: michigan petoskey stone by Randall Libby from Manistee. It’s on display at the DeVos Center – here’s the scoop:
WORLDS LARGEST PETOSKEY STONE DISPLAY Using petoskey stone and fossil, a framed two-dimensional display with a square shape that measures approximately nine feet (9ft.) tall by nine feet (9ft.) wide / a depth of approximately 4 inches and a weight near 700lbs. Subject matter- State of Michigan map with all 83 counties. One of a kind Hundreds of hours of labor with hundreds of individual slices of semi-precious stone- this item is sure to compete for top placement in art prize. To see examples of earlier work go to petoskeystoneart.com
View Jacob’s photo background bigtacular and see lots more in his ArtPrize 2015 slideshow.
More of ArtPrize through the years on Michigan in Pictures.
Wow, isn’t that awesome! I remember many happy hours on the shores of Lake Huron searching for Petosky stones, and sometimes finding them! This is a beautiful work of art.
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Love how all the counties are cut out, too! Very awesome piece.
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