Whirling Winds Statuary A Field Guide to the Casting Yard Vol. I · MMXXVI

A Field Guide to the Casting Yard

Whirling WindsStatuary

on Rocky Creek · Whirling Winds Ranch · Williamsburg, Texas

Small-batch concrete work, currently kept as a private studio record.Plate edition · private imprint

Plate I Rocky Creek / shade record

The Creek

The creek is the ranch's centerline: moving water, limestone edges, pecan shade, and the quiet measure of time.

RecordPlace, season, light, and water level.
Plate II Yard / material record

The Casting Yard

The work begins as practical matter: mix, mold, cure, number, photograph, and write down what happened.

RecordMaterial, batch, time, conditions, and cure.
Plate III Form / object record

The Form

Every piece should be traceable to its master, mold, material batch, finish, photographs, and the hands that made it.

RecordMaster, mold, cast, finish, and final disposition.