   John Ogao Abuya transforms large chunks of Kisii stone into captivating, stylized shapes and figures, through a process of cutting, chiseling and filing--all with a set of simple hand tools. "If I see a big rock, I know how to see the piece. I start cutting, form the shapes and do the finishing." - Abuya Found only in the Tabaka Hills in western Kenya, Kisii stone offers Abuya, his wife and others in his community, who are mostly subsistance farmers, an opportunity to educate their children. Although public education is free, school fees are very expensive. Abuya needs to pay for uniforms, books and additional activity fees in order to send his three children to school. The income Abuya earns from carving Kisii stone means that he can send his children to school, providing better opportunities for their future.
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