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Every Village Needs a Market Town Close By, So Let’s Take a Stroll Down Council Grove’s Picturesque Main Street, Just 15 Miles Down the Road, Where We Alta Vistans Go to Shop, Relax and Subme...

https://martincooney.com/2023/11/16/historic-council-grove-kansas-alta-vistas-big-sister/

Exciting New Development About to Emerge in the Heart of the Flint Hills Region of North East Kansas After a long absence from martincooney.com, I am back to announce that Kris and I are now happ...

https://martincooney.com/2023/11/11/coming-soon-the-walled-garden-of-alta-vista-ks/

Unlike traditional stone sculpture of similar dimension that can weigh hundreds of pounds and may only be moved with the assistance of heavy lifting gear, my revolutionary Colorado Yule Marble Co...

https://martincooney.com/2023/07/20/the-collection-series-in-search-of-gallery-representation-29-carvings-sold1-gifted-37-for-sale/

To Celebrate the martincooney.com Tenth Anniversary, here is a Collection of some of my Favorite Marble Carving Photographs that have appeared across a Great Many Posts over the Last Decade and a...

https://martincooney.com/2023/06/30/my-favorite-marble-carving-pictures-the-first-decade-of-my-online-magazine-and-sculpture-gallery/

All of the work is of course created by my own hands and presented without comment in order to focus on the subject matter - that being the extraordinary beauty of the limestone itself. Next, I w...

https://martincooney.com/2023/06/29/my-favorite-limestone-carving-pictures-the-first-decade-of-my-online-magazine-and-sculpture-gallery/

With our impending departure now just a matter of weeks away, here is a gallery that I snapped just a matter of hours ago

https://martincooney.com/2023/04/05/all-packed-up-and-almost-ready-to-go/

The Collection Series is a finite club of sixty-seven marble carvings, with each possesing a web page of their own, and bearing not only an engraved serial number somewhere on their exterior, but...

https://martincooney.com/2023/03/30/the-sold-collection-series-a-slideshow-review/

The reasons for our departure are many, but in short, Kris and I feel that the time has come to leave the Rocky Mountains and relocate our lives in less severe circumstance than prevail here at 8...

https://martincooney.com/2023/03/23/leaving-colorado-the-time-has-come/

I wasn't quite sure what to expect when my good friend Kelly invited me to attend a college Pak 12 football game to take place over the Rocky Mountains at Boulder's famed Folsom Field. After all,...

https://martincooney.com/2022/11/14/ducks-stomp-the-buffaloes-first-college-game-pits-my-two-favorite-states-in-football-combat/

In my previous post, I revealed THE KMJ Stoneworks as it is today. Now, I would like to show you just how much the place has changed since we were handed the keys to what was to become THE KMJ, o...

https://martincooney.com/2022/09/21/anniversary-time-lapse-slideshows-the-kmj-turns-five/

Yes, a full five years have elapsed since Kris and I first opened our doors to the public. So what have we to show for it? Come with me and take a look

https://martincooney.com/2022/09/09/the-summer-of-22-kmj-stoneworks-studio-gallery-tour/

The Stone Carving Portfolio of Martin Cooney, Stone Sculptor. July 2022

https://martincooney.com/2022/07/15/martin-cooney-portfolio-of-stone-carvings-july-2022/

With so many new additions to THE KMJ StoneWorks inventory it is getting difficult to fit them all into our latest Early March Studio Gallery Tour. But Please come along and take a look for yours...

https://martincooney.com/2022/03/03/the-kmj-stoneworks-studio-gallery-tour-early-march-2022/

The collection at the Colorado Historical Museum consists of numbered file folders (FF) and four oversize business ledger books. These items are located together on a shelf and known as collectio...

https://martincooney.com/2022/02/10/pt-2-my-comments-inventory-of-the-papers-of-the-c-y-m-c-1988/

The collection at the Colorado Historical Museum consists of numbered file folders (FF) and four oversize business ledger books. These items are located together on a shelf and known as collectio...

https://martincooney.com/2022/01/26/part-1-inventory-of-the-papers-of-the-colorado-yule-marble-co-1988-by-edward-j-larsen/

The intrepid early Twentieth Century quarry pioneers did not successfully extract the Yule from its lofty perch merely to send it off to be finished here-and-there in whatever fashion fate would ...

https://martincooney.com/2022/01/22/cuyahoga-county-courthouse-the-building-that-put-colorado-yule-marble-on-the-map/

The Collection Series Marble Sculpture is Like No Other.

https://martincooney.com/2021/11/11/a-lifestyle-upgrade-how-my-marble-sculpture-works/

The New Collectors Club makes the ownership and trading potential of my signature fine art marble sculpture as easy and convenient as can be.

https://martincooney.com/2021/11/09/the-collection-series-marble-sculpture-collectors-club-now-open/

Which of the 67 Collection Series Sculpture have been already Collected? Selling a sculpture always comes with something of a sweet sorrow sort of feeling. Of course, I’m over the moon about ma...

https://martincooney.com/2021/10/29/sold-collection-series-marble-sculpture-to-date/

Collection Series Marble Sculpture Review Which of The67 are still available, and which have sold? This is a question we will now address in a couple of posts – this one – where we’ll take ...

https://martincooney.com/2021/10/28/available-collection-series-marble-sculpture-for-sale/

For a diploma it may not be much to look at, but man did it change my life

https://martincooney.com/2021/10/26/attaining-my-nvq-level-2-at-the-city-of-bath-college/

Along with the Countless Millions poured into Colorado’s State Rock Quarry – by Experienced and Well Financed Italian Investment – Comes a New Term for our Beloved Colorado Yule Marble And ...

https://martincooney.com/2021/10/21/calacatta-a-new-name-for-the-old-colorado-yule-marble/

And now that these babies are starting to roll off the carving line I can honestly say that I personally have never seen such practical, stylish and sleek display vessels.

https://martincooney.com/2021/01/12/kmj-stone-flights-ready-for-take-off/

Kris and I felt that the time had come to realign exactly what the KMJ is these days, compared to what it was when we set out on this journey way back in the spring of 2017

https://martincooney.com/2020/12/02/the-kmj-name-change-why-stoneworks/

"STONE FLIGHTS" - a seamless merge of dramatic floral displays along with the magical effect that a ribbon of light brings to evening occasions.

https://martincooney.com/2020/11/24/flowers-and-light-meet-my-new-stone-flights/

We Often Hear Use of the Phrase “A Walk Down Memory Lane” Well, a cavalcade of memories is precisely what lay in store, for visitors and locals alike, at one point along the highway running t...

https://martincooney.com/2020/06/20/beautiful-old-rusty-vintage-american-cars-adorn-highway-in-delta-colorado/

First Glimpse of the Colorado Stone Quarries New and HUGE Fabrication Plant in Delta, Colorado Takes My Breath Away Believe me, there can be no doubting that our beloved Yule Marble Quarry is in ...

https://martincooney.com/2020/06/17/spectacular-new-delta-colorado-yule-marble-fabrication-plant-nearing-completion/

Please watch my short three minute video below of Green Man Solar Fountain at work to reveal the full picture ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ And Now For The Good News! ~ ~ ~ SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE AND T...

https://martincooney.com/2020/06/02/the-kmj-2020-summer-season-now-underway-and-its-green-man-who-steals-the-show/

Unpublished Drafts From The MARTINCOONEY.COM Archives ~ ~ ~ COLLECTION SERIES MARBLE SCULPTURE My Carving Bowl Technique Explained ~ ~ ~ Please Click on a Photo to Enlarge While I certainly didn�...

https://martincooney.com/2020/03/31/my-yule-marble-carving-technique-video/

Do You Operate a Retail Business,  Gallery, or Perhaps Run a Society,  Association or Club of Some Kind Here in Colorado or  Know Someone Who Does ?  Then please consider hosting my new well-...

https://martincooney.com/2020/03/14/reside-in-colorado-want-to-hear-me-speak-about-colorado-yule-marble/

BEYOND THE HEADLINES JUST HOW BAD WAS THE SPILL? For the first time since The Great Revival Trouble brews at the Colorado Yule Marble Quarry ~ ~ ~ The other day I thought I would check up on the ...

https://martincooney.com/2020/03/02/diesel-spill-taints-the-colorado-yule-marble-quarrys-otherwise-impeccable-record/

Whichever way you look at it, or whatever path you take, it’s a helluva long way from Aspen, Colorado, to Granbury, Texas. PLEASE CLICK ON AN IMAGE TO ENLARGE ~ ~ ~ Two thousand miles is admitt...

https://martincooney.com/2019/10/24/a-grand-weekend-in-granbury-texas-2000-mile-round-trip-well-worth-it/

Apparently no one knows that Yule is COLORADO’S STATE ROCK During recent weeks and months I have had cause to discuss the miracle that is Colorado Yule Marble with a great number of people, fro...

https://martincooney.com/2019/09/27/rock-shock-yule-marble-is-colorados-official-state-rock/

A MARTINCOONEY.COM SPECIAL FEATURE MORE OF A CHANNEL THAN A POST Hello and welcome to a martincooney.com special presentation, one that you will want to pin somewhere if watching quality marble q...

https://martincooney.com/2019/08/15/41-best-youtube-marble-quarry-videos-its-a-big-marble-world-out-there/

Difficult as this is for me to comprehend This is martincooney.com post number 333 And for some reason it seemed an appropriate moment to take stock of exactly what MC.COM is really all about. Af...

https://martincooney.com/2019/08/13/martincooney-com-whats-it-all-about-stats-reveal-carrara-and-yule-rule-the-ratings/

To Understand the Supreme Quality of Colorado Yule Marble You Need To Know The Difference Between Contact and Regional Metamorphism   For years now, since February 2013 to be precise, I have tak...

https://martincooney.com/2019/08/01/contact-versus-regional-metamorphism-the-secret-to-yule-marbles-unrivaled-quality/

~ ~ ~ First things first: Let’s just set the record straight Is it Yule Marble Quarry, or Mine A point of confusion that often swirls around mention of Yule Marble centers upon the difference ...

https://martincooney.com/2019/06/28/the-new-and-emerging-face-of-the-yule-marble-quarry/

~~~ Marble Museum Reveals Astonishing Past: Along the Aspen Marble Detour Upon reflection, I can appreciate the incredulity I receive each time I state that, for all the times I have made my way ...

https://martincooney.com/2019/06/28/marble-museum-reveals-astonishing-past-along-the-aspen-marble-detour/

I wonder just how many people, while touring the Rocky Mountain Elk Range, manage to completely miss out on the rather dazzling array of quality attractions that lay but a stone’s throw from Hi...

https://martincooney.com/2019/05/24/recreation-in-redstone-colorado-retail-center-of-the-aspen-marble-detour/

The Ruby of the Rockies they call it, and once you experience Redstone yourself you will know exactly why. The reason is clear in the name itself; red stone. Masses of the stuff line the walls of...

https://martincooney.com/2019/05/22/castle-to-cabin-accommodations-in-redstone-colorado-castle-to-cabin-along-the-aspen-marble-detour/

To say that the historic town of Marble is remote would, in one sense, qualify as the proverbial understatement, for the location is indeed some of the most rugged and spectacular that the Colora...

https://martincooney.com/2019/05/20/accommodations-in-marble-colorado-comfort-with-altitude-on-the-far-side-of-the-aspen-marble-detour/

Please note that reservations are required for all Avalanche Ranch activities and accommodations, including shops, cabins and famous hot spring pools. Genuine Rustic Gem . . . Avalanche Ranch Cab...

https://martincooney.com/2019/05/10/avalanche-ranch-explained-pivotal-stop-along-the-aspen-marble-detour/

~ ~ ~ Please Click on a Photo to Enlarge ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Mount Sopris is located in western Pitkin County, south of Carbondale and southwest of the confluence of the Crystal an...

https://martincooney.com/2019/04/11/the-crystal-river-valley-redstone-marble-and-the-avalanche-ranch-video-aspen-marble-detour-in-pictures/

A Remote and Majestic Location Provides the Dramatic Setting For America’s Finest White Marble ~ ~ ~ All Aboard for An Aerial Tour of the Yule Marble Quarry Had nature contrived to place Colora...

https://martincooney.com/2019/02/24/the-yule-marble-quarry-from-above-a-remote-and-majestic-setting-for-americas-finest-white-marble/

An investigation of differences in the durability of the Colorado Yule marble, a widely used building stone. By Elaine S. McGee. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2162 Building Stone of the Lincoln...

https://martincooney.com/2019/02/21/pt-8-conclusion-building-stone-of-the-lincoln-memorial/

An investigation of differences in the durability of the Colorado Yule marble, a widely used building stone. By Elaine S. McGee. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2162 Building Stone of the Lincoln...

https://martincooney.com/2019/02/21/pt-7-condition-of-yule-marble-in-other-buildings-building-stone-of-the-lincoln-memorial/

An investigation of differences in the durability of the Colorado Yule marble,a widely used building stone. By Elaine S. McGee. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2162 Building Stone of the Lincoln ...

https://martincooney.com/2019/02/20/part-6-variations-in-the-yule-marble-building-stone-of-the-lincoln-memorial/

An investigation of differences in the durability of the Colorado Yule marble, a widely used building stone. By Elaine S. McGee. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2162 Building Stone of the Lincoln...

https://martincooney.com/2019/02/20/pt-5-durability-and-condition-of-the-stone-building-stone-of-the-lincoln-memorial/

An investigation of differences in the durability of the Colorado Yule marble, a widely used building stone. By Elaine S. McGee. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2162 Abridged and Presented for yo...

https://martincooney.com/2019/02/20/pt-4-selection-of-yule-marble-for-the-lincoln-memorial-building-stone-of-the-lincoln-memorial/

An investigation of differences in the durability of the Colorado Yule marble, a widely used building stone. By Elaine S. McGee U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2162 Abridged and Presented for you...

https://martincooney.com/2019/02/18/pt-3-quality-grade-grain-size-mineralogic-and-physical-characteristics-of-the-marble-building-stone-of-the-lincoln-memorial/