Limited Edition Rock Stack Playing Cards
Here's a fun and unique gift: A set of limited edition "rock stack" playing cards by Maine artist Alexander Turanski. These are high-quality cards, each with an image made by Alexander of rocks and rock stacks that he made. From Alex's bio: "I began balancing stones as a therapeutic practice, to exercise pure, raw focus and to dissolve my distractions. I have found practicing the art of balance is a way for me to be fully in the present moment through interacting with nature. As I engage with the stones I become as present as the stone itself. Everything becomes just me and the stones. I study each one to find its full potential as an element in a balanced sculpture. I often try to find the most difficult balance points as a way to push myself deeper into meditative practice and mind-body coordination. Though the final sculptures are aesthetic art pieces that can be exhibited and photographed, the act of building them will always fundamentally be a form of meditation, an activity to