In mid February, a few Whidbey Island NWSSA members helped Lloyd Whannell install his 2300 pound sculpture at the home of Ellen and Bernie Camin. Thesculpture overlooks Useless Bay and is of special significance for its new owners. Bernie tells us that from the time he first saw it in Lloyd's studio yard, the stone's configuration suggested to him a meditative state invoking the innate balance of the male and female principle. Appearing to float in the Camin's perfectly placed yard, the stone's strength, yet fragile shape seem to make a perfect portal through which to view the world.