Ken Hochfeld • Oregon Basalt Rock Face

Terry Toedtemeier comes to the minds of Pacific Northwest photographers who think about photographs of basalt. Terry’s love for the land, knowledge of geology, and his personal expressions have had a meaningful impact on me as an artist. “Oregon Basalt Rock Face” is a selection from “Rock(s)”, my tribute to a friendship I regrettably never experienced. With “Rock(s)” I hope to share the pure artistry, the form, the brushstrokes, and the various tales and dreams of rocks which we can imagine. I like to think Terry would have approved. “I take another look at the stone, run my fingertip over the meticulous brushstrokes, and realize that nothing ever returns to time unless it is stored in mute, voiceless objects; rocks do tell tales after all.” Stefan Hertmans, War and Turpentine