The Council Ring
1996
Granite
B. Amore & Woody Dorsey
Kokoro Carvers
Vermont
Annmarie Garden Collection
Artists’ statement: We created the Council Ring as an oasis in the heart of the garden to serve as a place of quiet refuge and reflection. A wonderful destination in itself, it also serves the community as an intimate setting for artistic presentations. The two entry stones signal one is approaching a special place. The central inlaid circle opens to the sky in contrast to the surrounding woods. From this circle, a sense of ordered serenity radiates concentrically outwards. We imagine a storyteller moving through the standing stones to the center, and listeners, mesmerized by the tale, the whispering woods, soft light and the enchantment of space.