Artist's Statement:

Michael Foley

My work strives to create objects which communicate my perception and views of the world around me, while sharing these views with the common man. And I see the world as one blessed with natural beauty, both in the creatures with which we share our planet, and the wondrous laws of geometry and mathematics which rule the universe. I feel that each of us is drawn to the beauty of natural stones because they represent our worldly origins and are the very sources from which the beauty of nature and humanity descends.

My work brings me great pleasure, as it transforms that which is already beautiful to an expression of the world as I see it, while leaving the hand print of mankind on the stuff of the earth for many thousands of years to come. I often wonder about the man or woman who, upon discovering my work eons from now, will ponder the times from which it came. And I hope that the forms of my sculptures will provide a clue to our distant descendents in time, as to the way the world was many many years ago.

M S Foley Stoneworks
mike.foley@hotmail.com
508-284-5885