Anxious? Concerned? Feeling fine but certain that the next wave of worry is imminent?

While studying art in Glasgow, Scotland, I began carrying a worry stone with me wherever I went. Whether walking to the studio or heading to the pub, I kept a small, milky stone in my pocket and rubbed it as I navigated gray skies and relentless winds. 

Now, years later, living worlds away in the contrasting climate and culture of Southern California, I find comfort in the rocks and boulders that sit in my backyard. I hike amongst them and their seemingly imperturbable presence inspires this ongoing collection of Worry Stones. 

Similar to the series A·BOD·E, each piece is crafted out of countless thin layers of papier mâché and joint compund that I slowly build up and sand away until the surface resembles the well-worn stone that once lived in my coat pocket.  Each piece is then hand painted with delicate layers of acrylic and finished with a coat of polyurethane for durability.  

Due to the nature of the medium, each worry stone is lighter in weight than a stone of comparable size.