STONE KNOTS OF LIFE D KNOT 3

The Anxieties and Difficulties of Raising Children   THE STORY BEHIND THE D KNOTS “In response to my youngest son's battle with drug addiction, I created three knots in his honor to symbolize my feelings of frustration: D Knot #1, D Knot #2, and D Knot #3. The initial D Knot was carved out of a 400-pound block of watermelon marble, a notably tough stone. My more recent creations convey universal themes of struggle." In the summer of 2006, I arrived at the Marble/marble symposium with a heavy heart as my son David was undergoing treatment at a drug rehab facility in Florida. The anxiety was palpable, twisting my stomach into knots! Seeking solace, I decided to purchase a boulder of watermelon marble and throw myself into sculpting.   Using a ribbon tied in a knot as my visual model and inspiration, I attacked the stone with a five-inch diamond blade, channeling my pent-up anger and frustration into the marble. Over the next year, I meticulously rough cut and refined the lines of the