An interaction with geologic time on the scale of human hands. A heart beats, feet step, rain falls, stones roll.
The Movement of Stone is a project begun in 2019 composed of 32 pieces of adornment. The pieces constructed in this series trace a path traveled in that pre-pandemic year. They are small meditations on our human bodies, the spaces we traverse, and the elements of earth that pass through our hands. Stones are timeless. Not even the calcium of our bones will outlive the stones we caress, and we enjoy them nonetheless. Or even more.
Wood and shell too tell their own story, one of cell division, lives lived, erosion and decay.
Of the places I set foot, each stone was carefully selected, every piece brought home was drilled and used in this project.
Pieces in the Project
Ten Years of The Turtle
Ten Years of The Turtle quartz crystal and knotwork adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Peeking Through Ages
Peeking Through Ages strange stone and knotwork adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Creature Remnants
Creature Remnants Fossil, Stone and Fiber adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Fragments Unearthed
Fragments Unearthed petrified wood and knotwork sculptural adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Summer Equinox
Summer Equinox blue shell and leather sculpture adornment from The Movement of Stone Project
Drifting
Wood weathered by beating waves and the coursing of sand shifting on a beach. Dreams of the trees that once lived are slowly scoured by relentless surf. This work is a part of The Movement of Stone Project.
The Colors of Time
Geologic time in hand. These tumbled jewels are joined by glass beads and a sterling silver clasp. This work is a part of The Movement of Stone project. The next two pieces are supplementary, created with the remaining stones from the piece above, one with shell Heishi beads, the other
Deep Wilderness
Deep Wilderness botryoidal chalcedony adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Marble Marble Remnants
What remains once a form has revealed itself. Wedges of marble tumble, the rubble of creation. This piece was constructed from masses of marble discarded during the marble/marble symposium in Marble, Colorado. It is a part of The Movement of Stone project.
Quartz Veins & Miner’s Glass
Quartz Veins & Miner’s Glass adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Confluence in Montana
The stones for these two pieces were found in the chilly rushing waters at the confluence of the Madison & Jefferson Rivers where they become one, forming the Missouri River, the longest river in North America. How curious the way they erode, and polish in the flow. Who else through the
Wrapped in Waves
Tumbled by time and tethered by twine. Soft and dark as a sea night. This work is a part of The Movement of Stone project. A tiny cairn marking the way and a few more pebbles to mark the path. The cairn stands alone. Joining the lovely spheres of the
Strange & Marvelous Desert Forms
Weathered by wind and shifting sand surreal sculptures formed by the earth. Welcome to the desert. One tiny fossil joins this fantastical collection of stones. Joining these strange and marvelous botryoidal forms are beads of jasper and a sterling silver clasp. This piece is part of The Movement of…
Floating By
Floating By stone and knotwork adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Three Pebbles
Three Pebbles stone and raw silk necklace by Jeanie Ortiz
Atlantic Waves
Atlantic Waves stone adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Crystalized Calcium Mimicking Moonlight
Crystalized Calcium Mimicking Moonlight shell and leather adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
The Yellowstone
The Yellowstone petrified wood, stone and beaded adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Snowmelt & Deep Aquifers
Snowmelt & Deep Aquifers stone and fiber adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Buoyancy of Stone
Buoyancy of Stone sculptural stone and chalcedony adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
Yellow Rock River
Yellow Rock River sculptural stone adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
A Deep Green Creek
A Deep Green Creek stone and ceramic adornment by Jeannie Ortiz
