I had a chance to talk about the artist and look at some of his other work with a forum member. We came up with some great analogies and this also gave me some more time to really form an opinion, as a viewing stone or suiseki piece I honestly don't like it at all. The nature is missing, I would much prefer the stone on a darker slab like the grey slate looking undertone of the current one or even a suibian or dai would be better, something to tie it to the earth. The color scheme alone of the stone is what makes the piece different in my eyes, so why does the way it is displayed have to be as well? This is all to do with taste but the way it is done now is overkill, just if the artist found a way to be more subtle with the message.. .