Today was a great day. Four enthusiastic volunteers helped me to move 150 stones to my location. I couldn't wait to start making my first sculpture on top of the sand hill with these new, square stones.
These stones are used to build little walls right here on the island, locals will definitively recognise them. But, things like forgetting to close a gate at the west end of the island, sounds from my stomach and groceries delayed my urge. After a few hours I was able to get on with it. I was amazed by the different insides I got just from balancing 'perfectly' square rocks. The amazing thing about balancing builders is that I never stop learning. It's an ongoing proces that makes it more and more interesting. For example, today I had to use my whole body to keep the base stones standing in order to grab the last stone and counterbalance it with the rest.
check here the video of the first Oerol 2013 sculpture:
I was afraid that balancing at that height with an audience would look kind of... arrogant. But the effect of the high balancing stone in 3D was so impressive that I directly discarded that thought.
Being busy with my hands today directly made me feel better than the previous days. I felt very thank full towards the volunteers that actually helped me made my day.
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