Stone By Stone (20 Photos)
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Discover the amazing world of Jon Foreman, where nature and art come together in incredible land sculptures.
Using stones, driftwood, and other natural materials, Foreman turns everyday landscapes into stunning works of art. He lives in Wales and creates art that shows how people and nature can work together. Each sculpture is carefully arranged with beautiful patterns and shapes that highlight the wonders of the natural world.
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Lux Tenebris
Jon Foreman: Created at Pensarn, Abergele. This was the last piece I made in 2021! I was glad to have gotten the chance to work on a large scale again, it had been a while! As ever I had an idea that changed as I progressed but I love that this one has curves going horizontally and vertically with a kind of half pipe effect (a curved ramp of stones either side). Also very lucky to have had the chance to capture the sea engulfing it. Although it was coming in very fast it was coming very calmly which allowed me to get plenty of photos, got my feet wet for this shot!
Crescent
Jon Foreman: Created at Lindsway Bay, Pembrokeshire. I’m so used to following the circle round further that its hard to break the habit. Glad to have managed it with this one though! It really feels like it merges into the sand, which is something that I’m not sure I’ve succeeded in doing in the past. At least not as well as this one.
Dissicio Quadratum
Created at Freshwater West.
Circumflexus
Jon Foreman: Created for Llano Earth Art Fest Texas. This is the most intensive work I’ve created and took four days to complete! I initially started with the largest stones making the back of the circle, as the stones got smaller I began to realise the time that would be involved. I’d love to know how many there actually are! Photo by Laurence Winram Photography.
Fluidus
Jon Foreman: Yes it looks like a jellyfish, no its not meant to be one. I’m not trying to suppress any imagination but for me I’m essentially trying to create something that doesn’t yet exist so that attachment to something that does exist gets on my nerves haha also feels like its oversimplifying the work a bit… But call it what you want haha!
This one was actually created before “Peruersum” (The 4 day piece created at LEAF) and is what Peruersum was based on. The difference being that I didn’t have the time fill a full circle for this one so I got the opportunity at LEAF. I love creating the familiarity between pieces of work without directly repeating something. Having said that, i don’t know that I could directly repeat a piece of work without it becoming a tiny bit different!
Also the sand was really annoying that day and every time I put a stone into the sand it created the cracks you can see between the stones, interesting effect i suppose
Acervus Circlus
Jon Foreman: Created at Freshwater West. I love working like this, finding colours that contrast well and placing on top of one another. Very satisfying work to do, showing freshwater Wests colours in a different way, although I usually add white too I thought amongst these white may stand out too much.
Expletio Duo
Jon Foreman: Created at Freshwater West. This piece is 1 in a 3 part set that I’m trying to get made. Many of you will have seen “Expletio” which is a single spiral using these same colours and this fractal style of working. I shall at some stage be creating the third in the set which will be a triple spiral in the same style! Anyway this one proved more fiddly than the previous version, I think I must have downscaled it a bit and that coupled with cold/windy weather made for difficult work. Got there in the end though!
Druid Spiral
Jon Foreman: Created at Druidston I love working with the slate at this beach, definitely has a different vibe and colour, I’ll have to get back there again soon!
Sinking Circle
Jon Foreman: Although I don’t consider myself an especially good photographer I’m very happy with how this one turned out, aside from the work itself looking good (and with this angle showing the incline more clearly) aside from the work I think I caught the atmosphere of the day which isn’t often very obvious in my work! Also love the water making the edge of the stones glow and they disappear into the distance, I’m all about depth within the sculpture why not outside the sculpture too.
Lumen
Jon Foreman: Created at Freshwater West. A couple of years back I created a very similar piece to this, the only difference being that the stones were previously placed flat. I feel the sense of movement is enhanced with them placed this way really radiating outward as they disperse.
Nether Flower
Jon Foreman: Created at Freshwater West. Couldn’t resist sharing this angle with the shadows! This one got a little bit messy in the middle because of the nature of the placement in the space available. I have to start in the middle and slot the next layer behind the previous so the more I add the less space there is in the small “hole” I made for this. So yeah they got a little bit squashed but I can live with that!
Above Below
Jon Foreman: Created at Freshwater West. Another mushroom creation, couldn’t resist making use of the massive branch of driftwood. Again these are just stones balanced on sticks accept where they go over the driftwood. A fun one for sure… More mushrooms to come!
Shroom Sheet
Jon Foreman: Created at Freshwater West I’ve done quite a lot now with shrooms, yes they’re stones balanced on sticks, no – its not as difficult as it seems! .. until you start putting them very close together… But until creating this piece I’ve yet to work with them while incorporating colour (or more precisely colour change) as with this one! I’ll likely do more at some stage!
Obnatus Luna
Jon Foreman: These stones are often buried under the sand when there’s been particularly high tides so I have to hope they’re not buried every time!
Flos Tholus
Jon Foreman: At Freshwater West. The only plan I had was to make triangles that go from large in the middle to small on the outside, which, in essence is what i did. However it does really resemble the flower of life when seen from above. You’ll have to wait for that shot though! Stay tuned.
Direct
Jon Foreman: Direct, 2025. Created fairly recently (08/09/2025) at Poppit sands, a first for me making stoneworks. Had a great time that week with a bunch of Land Art friends, more work to come from that time and more shots of this work too! P.S its pretty big, those far strands of stones are longer than they look, its just the angle!
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Thanks for the very pleasing art
Absolutely stunning pieces. So much imagination, ingenuity and art! I love stones myself and I know how difficult and time consuming it must have been to collect the right stones for shape, size and colour.
Wow this is incredible. Well done. Explore packaging for sale even pictures
It’s Tremendous
Beautiful creations of the Artist, Sculpture
Great relationship between Sand, Stone,and the water on the Sea beach
Which is very interesting as well Inspiration.
All Beautiful creations of the great Sculptor.
Dines
Somethings are beautiful, yes.
Yet, we are all here in this world to make a beautiful Abode for us in the hereafter. As much as one can make of it and stay focused with this cause. Acclaim Today, that there is no God but Allah & Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Cause we are short of time. Any day can be our return. Check evidences from the Quran that makes it The Truest Book and Islam The only True Religion. Check Verse explaining the Account on the separation of Pacific and Atlantic, Check about People of the Cave, Check about Noha’Ark..which still can be seen on Mount Judi…Check an Account on Pharaoh’s body. Allah has promised that Allah will make it a evidence for people…So we have Pharaoh’s Body in Egypt Museum…earlier was in London Museum….
Check please. Do not waste 1 moment. Do not miss out on Islam and Quran and the beautiful quest it us to make Akhirah-Life after death!! Come to the beauty…Come to the Quran.
God is love and peace. Jesus is the true prophet of modern times. Mohammed words are based on scripture from Judaism. He saw it in a dream. How can you deny the works of Jesus and the miracles he performed. Why is it that Islam calls itself peace and yet in its name mass killing is going on worldwide. Why do you peace loving Muslims look away when your islamic brothers kill innocents because they believe in Jesus? Just asking.
So beautiful ❤️
For goodness sake, leave nature alone! It’s beautiful enough without human intervention and it needs to be respected and left to do it’s own thing. Human intrusion, however well-intentioned and aesthetically pleasing interferes with ecosystems that are struggling to survive in the face of anthropocene destruction. Show some respect and back off.
As if his arrangements are doing significant damage…how are those small arrangements interfering with the ecosystem the way that corporate and militaries do?
Back off? Show some respect for the artist…
Conservationists agree that this sort of thing does disturb the natural order and affects the marine and terrestrial ecology.
Absolute genius. Love them all. Wish I had your creative mind. ❤️
Not as bad as what Trump did to those dunes in Aberdeenshire for his rich mates golf course
Thanks. Very Beautiful 🙂
Patience and rock!
Amazing!
Thank you. JIM.
He’s a rock star….
Just discovered your work, Jon. It is so uplifting being made from natural materials in the environment is magical. Thank you for so many pieces, awesome. G
Jon needs to publish a coffee table book with prints of his work
Exquisite! I’d buy a copy.
As a rock lover myself I salute you for the beauty & simplicity & yet complexity of your designs. Truely inspiring art by the sea🐙
I cant BELEVE THIS!!!
Well they are definitely real, so what’s not to believe ?
I can’t believe this is an expression of wonder, not incredulity.
What’s not to get?
I am amazed, awed, and fascinated! Please create a book.
Your work is absolutely gorgeous. It makes me feel at peace! Thank you for sharing your gift with us ❤️
seeing this I want to go out and play with stones too… its been a great pleasure to see your work… heartwarming and makes me laugh of joy.. thank you for this !!!!!!
Just beyond inspiring!! Each one just pulls feelings from your soul!! It would be incredible to see them in person. Have these photos been created into a book? Thank You for sharing your amazing talent!!!
This is wonderful all of them individually beautiful pieces.
Thank you for your precious time creating beauty in our lives 🙏
I’m speechless, simply can’t get enough
Thank you for giving me moments of heartfelt joy & peace appreciating nature as only someone with your unique approach & talent could create
You are amazing! You stir something wonderful in my soul
The Love and the Patience that have gone into all this Monks work goes strait to my Heart. Absolutely Zen, Absoluty Incredable and than being washed away by the sea, the Ultimate Power of Creating and than letting Go. Let go, Let go, Surrender and Flow. And than still they are forever on these beautiful photographs. Thank you for sharing that with us, it’s absolutely stunningly beautiful. STILNESS
I am Absolutely Mezmerized and addicted to your work! Thank you for sharing it with the rest of us poor Rockhounds! A Loyal fan, Tammy
Everyone of them just an awesome masterpiece
Too awesome…incredible…and breathtaking…to even say much in words !