Larry A. Smail's Blog

  Some have private messaged asking more detail on the stones  that have some art prints adhered.  The stones are approximately three-fourths of an inch thick. The back side is smooth and the image side has all the irregularities of the stone intact as is. The art print goes through a chemical process that lifts the image from the paper allowing the image to lay on the rough surface of the rock. This gives the art much character.

Each stone is different in shape. No two are exactly alike. Each one is unique.

The art prints I used featured two Delaware natives sneaking around the evening forest. Downslope is a campfire allowing the smoke to drift skyward. The title of this art is: EVENING SMOKE-DELAWARES IN 1755. (I have five of these completed on stone.)

The art was featured on the cover of MUZZLE BLASTS. This is a magazine devoted to anything pertaining to muzzleloading firearms and history, and so forth.

Another print used is entitled: IN DEFENSE. The subject is a young soldier from the French and Indian war era. His uniform is that of a Pennsylvania provincial soldier. The colony of Pennsylvania at this time was subject to Great Britain. (I have one stone with his image.)

SPRINGTIME MAJESTY features an adult gobbler in full strut during a Pennsylvania spring. This art was featured on the cover of TURKEY CALL. A black and white version appeared on the cover of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers’ Association. The limited edition print series is down to a few copies. (I have only one of Springtime Majesty on stone.)

  The price for each is $100.00. The company that does this process would charge $145.00 each.)