Lawrence DeJong

Menhir

clay and slate

18″ x 8″

2024

This piece, part of a series I call ‘Wall Fragments’, combines my interest in unusual mountain formations, textures, and the standing stones of Brittany, France, called menhirs. The menhirs of Brittany, some as tall as 20 ft, have a power of presence that has fascinated me for years. They were erected, stood upright, centuries ago, and one usually finds them off by themselves in a field, the edge a wooded area, or by the side of the road