A Stone Mason's Art
by Kate O'Brien
For twelve years Jeff Gammelin and his
crew have built stone walls, chimneys, and
fireplaces that have a special flair. For Jeff,
each project is a "composition of shapes and
form."
Although not all of Gammelin's projects
are complex and expensive, some are very
much so. Right now he and his crew are
working on a fireplace that Gammelin describes
as a "depiction of the geological
history of the site." The left side of the
fireplace wall will be built from large cut
granite pieces-one piece is as large as 3x7
on its face. These are meant to symbolize
the bedrock at the site. The granite pieces
become smaller as