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am Lhakpa Sherpa, designing gardens and working with stones is an art
for me. Building with rock dates back to the beginning of human history.
Many cultures have left durable evidence of their fine craftsmanship
with stone masonry. It should not be surprising that such an abundant,
indigenous, long-lasting and useful material would be utilized by our
forebears. What is surprising to me is that it is not used more now. I
suppose that this is because it isn't delivered to the construction site
in perfectly rectangular blocks that can be quickly stacked into
straight walls.
I have always been fascinated by rocks. One of my earliest memories
is of making a miniature rock building was when i was around 5 years
old, I attempted to copy what my father was building with large, heavy
stones. Rocks are infinitely variable in shape, color, texture, hardness
and so on. To me, laying rocks, either with mortar or dry stacking, is a
wonderful puzzle, one that is best approached with a Zen state of mind.
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