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Direct Method, Split-and-Carve, Curvilinear Marble Sculptor and Architectural Stone Carver. This is my Sculpture Gallery and Website Magazine. Welcome to The New Stone Age.

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Roaring Fork Valley

For seventeen years now Kris, Joseph and I have called this place home, and all I can say is that, from its spectacular Continental Divide Headwaters to its healthy contribution to the mighty Colorado River at Glenwood (hot) Springs, The Roaring Fork Valley is a thing of beauty from one end to the other.

The KMJ 2020 Summer Season Now Underway: and it’s Green Man who steals the show

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Rock Shock: Yule Marble is Colorado’s Official State Rock?

40 BEST YouTube Marble Quarry Videos: showing no two quarries are the same

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Contact versus Regional Metamorphism: The Secret to Yule Marble’s Unrivaled Quality

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The New and Emerging Face of the Yule Marble Quarry

Marble Museum Reveals Astonishing Past: Along the Aspen Marble Detour

Recreation in Redstone Colorado, Retail Center of the Aspen Marble Detour

Castle to Cabin, Accommodations in Redstone Colorado: Along the Aspen Marble Detour

Avalanche Ranch Hot Springs and Cabins: Crystal River Valley Rustic Gem

Along the Aspen Marble Detour IN PICTURES with Video

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The Yule Marble Quarry From Above: A Remote and Majestic Setting For America’s Finest White Marble

Pt.8) Conclusion: Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial, by Elaine S. McGee

Pt.7) Condition of Yule Marble in Other Buildings: Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial, by Elaine S. McGee

Pt.6) Variations in the Yule Marble: Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial, by Elaine S. McGee

Pt.5) Durability and Condition of the Stone: Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial, by Elaine S. McGee

Pt.4) Selection of Yule Marble for the Lincoln Memorial: Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial, by Elaine S. McGee

Pt.3) Grain Size, Texture, Mineral Phases and Compositions of the Marble: Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial, by Elaine S. McGee

Pt.2) Quality, Grade, Mineralogic and Physical Characteristics of the Marble: Building Stone of the Lincoln Memorial, by Elaine S. McGee

Colorado Stone Quarries Video Shows the Vast Scale of Italian Red Graniti Investment in Colorado Yule Marble

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Yule Marble’s Prestigious Past

Pt.3) Enter the Fantini; First New Colorado Yule Marble Quarry Portal in 100 Years, 1942 to 2020

Pt.2) Two Booms, Two World Wars, and Colorado Yule Marble is Bust, 1900 to 1945

Pt.1) Miners Turned Quarry Men: Colorado Yule Marble Quarry, 1884 to 1900

The Origins and Composition of Colorado Yule Marble

Woody Creek Deer Family Sighting: December 18, 2017

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KMJ Gallery Tour, 1718 Winter Show, December 12th, 2017

Just Look At Him Now! Maypole Attunes To His New Home

'Maypole', Collection Series Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney.

Discover The KMJ: Watch the Vid: Scroll the Gallery

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Where in the Aspen Snowmass Area is The KMJ? Answer: Slap Bang in The MIDDLE

Now That The KMJ IS UNDERWAY: Take A Peek At The Very First Photo Shoot

Before The KMJ Got Underway: Behind The Scene Look At The Remodel

First Glimpse of The New KMJ COONEY GALLERY, Aspen, Colorado

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KMJ COONEY GALLERY, May Day 2017, Day 1: Construction Zone

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First Pictures: KMJ COONEY GALLERY, May Day 2017, Day 1: Construction Zone

7 Video Archive: Birdhaven Sculpture Garden Tours

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Everything Must Go, All Sculpture, Five Miles to “The ABC”

Video Reversed Equation, Wolf Man Jack, Planet Flashing.

The Beginning of an Era: KMJ COONEY GALLERY, 111 AABC, Suite D, Aspen, Colorado: To Debut in JUNE

The End of an Era: Birdhaven Studio Workshop, Woody Creek, 2004 to 2017

Where in the World is Woody Creek? And why you should make immediate plans to visit !

Edible Aspen, Fall 2016 Issue: Shooting for the Stars, From The Land

Late August 2016, Sculpture Gallery Tour 1: Birdhaven Studio, Woody Creek CO

Late August 2016, Gallery Walls, Birdhaven Studio

August at Birdhaven, Part Three: Mid-Summer Sculpture Garden Tour

Reversed Equation, Collection Series Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney.

Green Man Makes His Move: August at Birdhaven, Woody Creek, Colorado

Thirteen Summers and Counting; August at Birdhaven

The Ice Basilica: Zero Degrees

Happy New 2016

Let the Colorado Rocky Mountain Winter Begin

Along the Way Bowl, under a cover of snow, Collection Series Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney.

Sea Monster’s Exception Proves the Rule: Weight Matters

Winter on Hold: Colorado Rocky Mountain Sculpture Garden Tour

Here’s to a Greener Pallet: Growing Salad Leaves at 7,300 Feet in the Rocky Mountains (Outdoors in November ! )

Nuts About Flowers

Journey to the Center of the Sunflower

Summer’s Lease Hath All Too Short a Date: From the mc.com archives

Beeing in the 21st Century

A Scroll Down the Roaring Fork River, Part Four BELOW ASPEN

Standing Stone Circle Review

A Scroll Down the Roaring Fork River, Part Three ASPEN

Summer Sculpture Garden Studio Shows: Three Dates for your Calendar

A Scroll Down The Roaring Fork River, Part Two ABOVE ASPEN

The Silence of the Bees: Then There Were NONE

A Scroll Down the Roaring Fork River, Part 1 Headwaters

Studio & Sculpture Garden Tour, Sunday, June 21, 2015, 1 pm to Dusk

Flight of the Iris Bee

Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse. PG

March in May: Springtime in the Rockies

The Ice Palace Revisited, Week 8 February 28 to March 6 2013

April and the Great Transition

The Ice Palace Revisited, Week 7 February 21 to 27 2013

Early April Morning Ice

'Swan Wave' Bowl, Collection Series Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney.

The Ice Palace Revisited, Week 6 February 13 to 19 2013

Rare ‘Migrating Ice’ Photos

The Ice Palace Revisited, Week 5 February 6 to 12 2013

The Love of Ice

The Ice Palace Revisited, Week 4 January 30 to February 5 2013

First Splash of Spring

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The Ice Palace Revisited, Week 3 January 23 to 29 2013

The Ice Palace Revisited, Week 2 January 15 to 22 2013

The Ice Palace Revisited, Week 1 January 8 to14 2013

Snowy Sculpture Garden Tour

A Most Illusive Winter

Skiing the Fast Lane: Discovering ‘Owl Creek’, The Aspen to Snowmass Village Nordic Trail

South From the Woody Creek Post Office on the Rio Grande Nordic Trail

South From the Jaws of Snowmass Canyon

North Through the Jaws of Snowmass Canyon on the Rio Grande Nordic Trail

South Through Snowmass Canyon on the Rio Grande Nordic Trail

Deep Winter Sculpture Garden

Wolf Man Jack, 1314 Winter Collection, Colorado Yule Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney

The Two Hundredth Post

Bitten by the Nordic Bug, Part Two: Woody Creek, North

Bitten by the Nordic Bug

So Far, Snow Good

New Year Resolution

Deer Family Moseys Through The Sculpture Garden

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Happy New Year

Splitting the Cosmic Twins; Moongirl and Salty

Splitting Girl in the Moon & Salt of the Earth, Hand Carved Marble Masks, by MARTIN COONEY, rough blocks.

Shades of Autumn, 2014

'San Rocchino Bowl', Autumn of 14 Collection, Colorado Yule Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney

Rocky Mountain Autumn Equinox

Mid-Summer Sculpture Garden

Aspen’s New Art Museum. 6 am Sunday, August 10, 2014

Sculpture Garden 10th Anniversary Slide Show

The Colorado Rocky Mountain Sculpture Garden Celebrates a 10th Anniversary, August 2014

Daisy Days in Woody Creek

‘Reverse Equation’ to Show at 4th Biennial Juried Art Exhibition, The Red Brick, Aspen CO

Reversed Equation, Collection Series Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney.

Announcing: Studio Show and Sculpture Garden Party, Saturday 26th July 2014, Woody Creek, CO

Deep Winter Snowscape Garden Tour, Part Two: Morning has Broken

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Deep Winter Snowscape Garden Tour, Part One: The Peace and The Quiet

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Icicle Sculpture

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The Thanksgiving Eve Sculpture Garden Video Tour

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Back into the Swing of Things.

Halloween Stroll Through The Workshop Video

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The Skies Above The Rockies Video

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The Secret Life of Stone

Aspen Mountain (“Ajax”) Hike Video

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The Ice Palace Video Tour 3 – January 27 28 and; 29, 2013 Video

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Three Faces Standing Stone / Web Page / Withdrawn / LIMESTONE SCULPTURE By Martin Cooney

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The Three Faces Standing Stone Video

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Camelot: The Ice Palace, Video Tour 2

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The Ice Palace, Video Tour 1: The Palace Takes Shape. January 8, 9, 10 & 12, 2013

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Sculpture Garden Video, August 4, Around Dusk

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The Rocky Mountain English Country Sculpture Garden ~ Tour 7

Glenwood Springs Entrance Signs / Web Page / COMMISSIONED PROJECT By Martin Cooney

The Rocky Mountain English Country Sculpture Garden ~ Tour 6 ~ November and December, 2012

Colorado Rocky Mountain Sculpture Gallery ~ Tour 3

'Troy', Collection Series Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney.

Contemporary Traditional Celtic Cross / Web Page / COMMISSIONED PROJECT By Martin Cooney

The Rocky Mountain English Country Sculpture Garden ~ Tour 5 ~ October, 2012