Limited-edition framed photography print, numbered and signed by artist on reverse.

Photo is printed on archival quality paper, framed with a modern and durable 1" wide metal black frame and covered with acrylic.

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Leaving NY to be with family during COVID took me to the coast of Maine, away from the studio and resources to which I had grown accustomed. Quarantine further limited my access to easily-sculpted stone.

Maine is rich in granite though - I saw it all around me in the landscape. Granite, however, it is one of the hardest materials on earth.

While under lockdown, I tried to find a block to experiment with - I even called the local tombstone carver.

After finding a block at a local scrapyard, I spent the next 3 months trying and breaking every tool I had at my disposal. Only once I was able to get a hold of diamond-coated grinding discs and coring bores (meant for hardened and reinforced concrete) was I able to finally make progress.

It took another 3 months to craft the block into the finished piece and polish it to a mirror shine.

The finished piece reflects my celestial inspiration as much as it does watching businesses, families, and others in the time of this pandemic - facing that impenetrable block with resourcefulness, ingenuity, and sheer tenacity.