ROCK MUSHROOMS

Discover the magical glen of the "Rock Mushrooms", created by Piedmont, California sculptor Richard Botto.  The rocks come from the Tahoe area, and his creative use of materials come from his time as a kid, that was spent in the family's metal fabrication shop.  The artist has donated this Rock Mushroom Garden to the Town. It is for sale for $35,000.

The following is a poem inspired by this sculpture:

Mushroom Village

Propped tall motionless statures

perfectly balanced tilted hats

patiently waiting for cover of darkness

to loosen stone veneer

brew magical life of laughter

shifting dance positions and interactions

until sunlight hardens external surface

solid     unmovable 

awaiting moonlight shadows 

again freeing inner music and joy

By Geoffrey Leigh