THE GNOME PROJECT

I’ve cast and sold 21 Zephyr V2 minis. At this point the work has shifted from hitting a casting goal, more of a limit, to understanding how much this mold will realistically support. The mold is showing its age. Most decisions now revolve around how much life is left in it and whether it will reach the original goal of thirty. If it doesn’t, that’s fine. I’ve decided it doesn’t make sense to create a second mold just to satisfy an arbitrary number. Thirty was a reference po

The Gnome Project has a way of moving in patterns you only notice after a long stretch of not trying to notice too much. Things feel slow on the surface and then, once everything is gathered, the full picture is clearer than expected. I recently sent out the detailed 2025 wrap-up to the mailing list recipients — a full account of the year’s field releases, map activity, long-haul travelers, and the quieter shifts happening behind the scenes. What follows here is the shorter v

The Gnome Project keeps moving forward — statues are placed, maps updated, stories unfolding. If you’d like to be the first to know about...

Over the past year, me and some helpers have been setting out gnomes as part of the Gnome Project. Some of them stay right where they...

July 2025 Update It’s been a wild ride. As of today, July 23, 2025, there are 39 gnomes out in the world, each with their own page, each...

Some days the gnome work is slow and quiet. Other days, it’s a 45-minute drive up the road to leave a few statues tucked gently into the...

There is a kind of harmony beneath everything — a rhythm, a pattern, a feeling of connection. Most don’t notice it all the time, but it’s...

After enough time out in the world, some design flaws start to show themselves. Zephyr, in particular, has been prone to ankle breaks....

The gnomes don’t explain themselves. They show up, maybe nod at the situation, shift a pebble or two, untangle a thought — and vanish before you can say, “Was that…?”

Tracking gnomes isn’t as easy as it sounds. Especially when they don’t like to stay put. This whole thing started as a weird idea and a...

March 20th—first day of spring. Felt like a good time to put out Gnome #10. The others have gone quiet. No updates, no new movements....

At the heart of this project is a belief: some of the more important things we do often happen when we're in sync with something larger...

What a surprise this weekend to find that someone had taken one of the gnomes from a local bike trail, not to keep, but to repair and...

There are currently six gnomes placed: • Two on the coast, dropped by a friend—one in Ashland, Oregon, and one in Carmel, California. •...

Big news: the very first gnome has officially been found and moved! This is a milestone for this new version of The Gnome Project, and...

This morning, I checked on one of the gnomes—Finnegan. He’s been sitting in the same spot for close to a year now, scanned 512 times....

Synaptus Has Spawned: The First Step in a Community Adventure On January 2, 2025, the first gnome of the new Gnome Project for this year...

Evolving Faces: A New Look for the Gnome Project As part of the ever-expanding Gnome Project, I’ve been working on a new statue that...

Welcome to my Blog! Garden Gnomes and the Path to Personal Enlightenment - ( I was advised to make a catchy title- I am new to this so I...