In September 2008 I took the third migrating stone to Australia. It is a 12 kg piece of grey limestone from Oxfordshire that I carried across the world in my suitcase. Following lengthy negotiations with Sue Bessell (the fantastic and inspiring public art officer) at Wollongong City Council the stone has now been succesfully sited in a park at Kanahooka Point.

Sue Bessell, public art officer at Wollongong City Council

The stone sited at Kanahooka Point, looking across
Lake Illawarra towards Koonawarra.

You can read more about this journey on the blog that I have started :

migratingstonenumber3.blogspot.com

And stones moved silently across the world
hurled into an empty ship's weightless hold
folded into a glacier's freezing mound
quick-pocketed by tourists and children
with an eye for things shiny and round.

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Siting the stone in Leigh Woods, Bristol

Launching the stone, August 2003

I took the second stone in the series of migrating stones to East Mountain Retreat Centre in Massachussets in the autumn of 2004. The stone was sited next to a pond at the entrance to the retreat; a location with a view across a wide, green valley. Read more about the second stone here

In all I hope to take a total of seven stones to different places in the world. If you are interested in hosting the next migrating stone you are welcome to contact me with any ideas or questions that you might have.

See the project information page for more on Migrating Stones.

And stones moved silently across the world
Poem read by Alyson Hallett, with original soundtrack by Roger Mills.
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