Suiseki is the art of stone, of appreciating the bones of Mother Earth, their energy and evocative nature.

On 6/19/05 Mike Eichweld, of Redding, a Suiseki enthusiast, inspects a stone displayed at the 11th annual Suiseki exhibition -- "The Japanese art of stone appreciation," of natural stones shaped ...

1990 Clear Creek. (Collection of Janet Roth & Mas Nakajima) While the suiseki stones sit protected under vitrines on pedestals of varying heights, Caesar’s artworks lack any elaborate presentation ...

In recent years, increasing numbers of people have become converts to suiseki (sue-ee-secky), the ancient art of placing and viewing stones for contemplation.

The mineral world’s answer to bonsai trees, suiseki stones are prized and collected for the same reason devoted bonsai gardeners cultivate their tiny arboretums: ...

The mineral world’s answer to bonsai trees, suiseki stones are prized and collected for the same reason devoted bonsai gardeners cultivate the… ...

Suiseki collecting is an inexpensive pastime, depending on where one travels to find the stones, Hayes said. But buying them can be costly, running into hundreds, even thousands of dollars.

Suiseki is a Japanese word which means water (sui) and stones (seki). It is derived from the word sansui-seki, which means stone with a total landscape or scenery, or depiction of an object, such ...

In addition to its collaboration with The Rolling Stones, Happy Socks also restocked its limited-edition The Beatles collection — and it’s still in stock, for now.

Like bonsai, the art of suiseki originated in China during the Sung dynasty (960-1279) and the “water stones” were then called the Chinese Scholar Rocks. As trade and contact between China and ...