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Historic Council Grove, Kansas: Alta Vista's Big Sister

Every Village Needs a Market Town Close By, So Let’s Take a Stroll Down Council Grove’s Picturesque Main Street, Just 15 Miles Down the Road, Where We Alta Vistans Go to Shop, Relax and Submerge Ourselves in Sante Fe Trail History Alta Vista is fortunate in many ways, not least its proximity to the charming and historic town of Council Grove. And when I say historic, I mean ancient in…

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Coming Soon: The Walled Garden of Alta Vista KS

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The Collection Series: In Search of Gallery Representation: 29 Carvings Sold,1 Gifted, 37 For Sale

My Collection Series Marble Sculpture was Carved to be Light, Portable and Fully Emerged in the Real World Unlike traditional stone sculpture of similar dimension that can weigh hundreds of pounds and may only be moved with the assistance of heavy lifting gear, my revolutionary Colorado Yule Marble Collection Series was carved to be picked up and carried, allowing easy movement from one vantage…

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My Favorite Marble Carving Pictures: the First Decade of My Online Magazine and Sculpture Gallery

To Celebrate the martincooney.com Tenth Anniversary, here is a Collection of some of my Favorite Marble Carving Photographs that have appeared across a Great Many Posts over the Last Decade and are Displayed Here, Together in One Place, for the Very First Time In my last post I assembled some of my favorite limestone carving photographs, and today I present a similar collection in marble –…

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My Favorite Limestone Carving Pictures: the First Decade of My Online Magazine and Sculpture Gallery

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The Summer of 23 KMJ Bus Tour Flyer: Hot off the Press, Read all About it

Martin Cooney, 21st Century Stone Carver, 1Download ~ ~ ~ The Summer of 23 KMJ Bus Tour Flyer: Hot off the Press, Read All About it ~ ~ ~ Thank you for visiting martincooney.com, established 2013 ~ ~ ~ /\/\aRti|\|

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On the Road Flyer: THE KMJ Stoneworks Menu of Events and Services

Every good idea needs a catalyst to set it all in motion, and so, may I present the flyer that I intend to distribute on the road, as Kris and I take THE KMJ Stoneworks to The Great American Mid West

Every good idea needs a catalyst to set it all in motion, and so, may I present the flyer that I intend to distribute on the road, as Kris and I take THE KMJ Stoneworks to The Great American Mid West For twenty years I have had the pleasure and privelege of carving stone at a professional level, to the point that the results of my work are spread across the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond, right…

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All Packed Up: and Almost Ready to Go

It might be springtime everywhere else, but this year, winter conditions are still upon us, like never before in all of our 20 years here in The Roaring Fork Valley. Sunny days have been few this year, and lots of people are talking about it.

With our impending departure now just a matter of weeks away, here is a gallery that I snapped just a matter of hours ago It might be springtime everywhere else, but this year, winter conditions are still upon us, like never before in all of our 20 years here in The Roaring Fork Valley. Sunny days have been few this year, and lots of people are talking about it. “Where’s the sun?” they say. Good…

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The Sold Collection Series: A Slideshow Review

From the splendor of the huge emporium of Pismo's glass gallery in Denver's hip Cherry Hills district, to humble art fairs in far more remote places, to my own workshop gallery, Birdhaven, in Woody Creek, and for the last six years with THE KMJ.

From the splendor of the huge emporium of Pismo’s glass gallery in Denver’s hip Cherry Hills district, to humble art fairs in far more remote places, to my own workshop gallery, Birdhaven, in Woody Creek, and for the last six years with THE KMJ, here in Aspen, Colorado, my work has sold to an extraordinary diverse little community of people. For what each Collection Series owner shares, no…

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Leaving Colorado: The Time Has Come

Yes, After Twenty Years Living and Working, Here in The The Roaring Fork Valley, Kris and I are Pulling Up Stakes, and Moving On

Yes, After Twenty Years Living and Working, Here in The The Roaring Fork Valley, Kris and I are Pulling Up Stakes, and Moving On And so, on May 1st, 2023, a full six years to the day on which we took posession of the place, we will hand over the keys to 111 Aspen Airport Business Center, Suite D, and head out on the open road Introducing: THE KMJ Stoneworks Travelling Gallery ~ ~ ~ THE KMJ…

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Ducks Stomp the Buffaloes: First College Game Pits My Two Favorite States in Football Combat

Ducks Stomp the Buffaloes: First College Game Pits My Two Favorite States in Football Combat

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Anniversary Time Lapse Slideshows: THE KMJ Turns Five

In my previous post, I revealed THE KMJ Stoneworks as it is today. Now, I would like to show you just how much the place has changed since we were handed the keys to what was to become THE KMJ, on May Day of 2017, over five years ago.

Hello and Welcome to this Special Post Celebrating Five Years of Commerse here at 111 Aspen Airport Business Center, Suite D, Aspen, Colorado 81611 In my previous post, I revealed THE KMJ Stoneworks as it is today. Now, I would like to show you just how much the place has changed since we were handed the keys to what was to become THE KMJ, on May Day of 2017, over five years ago. May 1st,…

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The Summer of 22 KMJ Stoneworks Studio Gallery Tour

The Summer of 22 KMJ Stoneworks Studio Gallery Tour

Welcome to the Fifth Anniversary KMJ Studio Gallery Tour Yes, a full five years have elapsed since Kris and I first opened our doors to the public. So what have we to show for it? Come with me and take a look THE KMJ’s Summer of 22 To be completely honest, given the many uncertainties, lockdowns, mandates and setbacks thrown at us these past few years (I’m sure you know what I am talking…

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NEW for 22,THE KMJ Calendar of Events: Mix and Mingle at The Stoneworks

Come along and join Kris and I at THE KMJ

Throughout the five years of its existence, THE KMJ has drawn the attention of a diverse range of people. For apparently, a fondness for natural stone includes a host of demographic groups. Consequently, a room full of KMJ people covers the entire spectrum of age, wealth, background and circumstance. Unfortnately however, such are the realities of maintaining commercial opening hours, seldom do…

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Portfolio of Stone Carvings: July 2022

Here it is - I don't know why it took me so long to get round to it - but may I present my Portfolio of Stone Carvings. July 2022

Recently and for the first time, I assembled the Portfolio of Carvings, that you are about to see, in a large three ring binder format, in order to illustrate the broad range of my work. I now present the four parts of this document for you in pdf format. Bear in mind however, due to the industrial nature of much of the stone carving that I have produced these past 22 years, many tons of stone…

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THE KMJ Stoneworks Studio Gallery Tour: Early March 2022

With so many new additions to our inventory it is difficult to fit them all into our Early March 2022 KMJ Stoneworks Studio Gallery Tour. So come along and Discover THE KMJ for yourself.

Ah Yes, Spring is In The Air, Old Man Winter is at last On The Run, and so surely it is time for another KMJ Stoneworks Studio Gallery Tour Everyone is welcome at THE KMJ each weekday afternoon from 1 to 6. Please click on a picture to enlarge However before we begin I would just like to point out once again that, if there is one thing that THE KMJ is definitely NOT, it is hard to find – if of…

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Pt. 2 Inventory of the Papers of The C.Y.M.C, 1988: with My Comments

Pt. 2 Inventory of the Papers of The C.Y.M.C, 1988: with My Comments

New Document Sheds Light on Many a Colorado Yule Marble Mystery In my previous post I revealed a document new to me but actually 34 years old. However, as far as I can discern, throughout this time the copies – for there appear to be two of them – hopefully have survived in the back stacks of two historical institutions. Of course I could be wrong, but this is the feeling I get. But whatever…