ured ▁rock ▁with ▁water ▁that ▁rest s ▁in ▁a ▁track - like ▁ind entation ▁that ▁runs ▁down ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁lim estone . ▁The ▁elements ▁slowly ▁f use .... In ▁other ▁works ▁Gra ves ▁ev okes ▁his ▁ha un ting ▁rh yth ms , ▁stim ulating ▁quiet ▁cont empl ation ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁unusual ▁and ▁vision ary ▁g ems ▁of ▁sculpt ure ." ▁— Bar bara ▁Cav ali ere , ▁arts ▁magazine ," ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁ ▁" An ▁unus ually ▁accomplished ▁artist ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁view ▁in ▁the ▁museum s ’ ▁gall eries . ▁Brad ford ▁Gra ves ▁works ▁imag in atively ▁in ▁lim estone , ▁sometimes ▁sm o othing ▁it ▁into ▁seem ingly ▁weather , ▁sl ab - like ▁shapes , ▁sometimes ▁ ▁breaking ▁it ▁up ▁into ▁small ish , ▁gra vel - like ▁ch unks , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁even ▁string ing ▁it ▁together ▁with ▁str ands ▁of ▁ro pe . ▁Gra ves ’ ▁works ▁are ▁most ▁effective ▁when ▁they ▁create ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁almost ▁natural ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁one ▁might ▁find , ▁perhaps , ▁in ▁a ▁Sur real ▁se as ide ▁landscape ." ▁— El iz abeth ▁Ste ves , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , '' ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁ ▁Personal ▁philosophy ▁about ▁sculpt ure ▁ ▁“ The ▁making ▁of ▁sculpt ure ▁may ▁be ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁desire ▁for ▁wh ol eness : ▁The ▁recognition ▁of ▁one ’ s ▁identity ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁and ▁its ▁materials . ▁In