start (program steps in pseudo code )
draw grid on a surface representing the Ryoanji stone garden 
Do n times {  (1)
	select stone (2) out of a repository of 15 
	move stone to a randomly selected spot on the grid
	draw pencil like line (3) around the stone
	remove stone from grid
}  
remove grid
wait (d seconds)  user can appreciate finished drawing
erase drawing (simulated eraser or fade to white) (4)
go to start new drawing


(1)  n represents the number of stones selected and traced onto one 
      drawing. This and other parameters could be user selected.
(2)  John Cage used 15 stones ( as in the Kyoto Stone garden)
      His stones are often exhibited together with his graphic work and 
      the used pencils. Photographic representations of the same stones
      could possibly be obtained from the Margarete Roeder Gallery for 
      the project
(3)  My lifelong obsession with random lines will allow me to program 
      lines simulating human tracing.
(4)  It is important to make it clear that the achieved results are not 
      actual works on paper and are not meant to be preserved or even 
      stored on the computer, so no copyright issues should result 
      from this project. 

Timeline and Budget

The project could be built in one month. The chance of a Rhizome presentation and the addition of some money for software upgrades would highly increase my motivation to build the proposed program.

Tools John Cage used for the series