I like rocks, and appreciate stone for its placid, immovable, unemotional sensibleness. But what if rocks danced with joy, stood with determination, cried when cracked, or whispered to each other like friendly gossips? The goal is to portray an emotion (loneliness, regret, exuberance, affection, pity, nervousness, gusto... whatever) using rock or stone, in such a way that it engages the viewer. So, the theme is "to wring tears from stone" but you can portray any emotion using any sort of stone: a standing column, stone-faced cliff, pile of rocks, whatever. This might be a little tougher, but I hope you have fun doing the unexpected! Carolly