Saturday 27 June 2015

Work in Progress


I'm trying to decide which way to mount this carrot.
 
The lemon isn't looking very lemony, needs tweaking.
 
As does the mushroom.
 

Friday 24 April 2015

Visual Influences & Artists

Hopefully looking at a someone else's work will help rectify my dodgy carving.The posing of these figures, the execution...I wish, I wish, I wish.


Norwegian sculptor Gustave Vigeland. 1869-1942
212 Bronze and granite figures in Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway

Work in Progress

Woman with Knife II



Ahhh! It's not right! I don't know why I think washing off the stone dust is going to help.

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Work in Progress



I'm just recycling an old carving. I felt that the original lettering wasn't going to help sell the piece. 

 Hopefully someone will buy it. Now what do I charge....

Tuesday 14 April 2015

New Work






Gorge
Cornish Soap stone

In the Studio


Books


                                      STONE A Legacy and Inspiration for Art
                                      By: Jake Harvey/Joel Fisher/Jessica Harrison & Noe Mendelle
                                      Published by: Black Dog Publishing

This is a really lovely inspirational pictorial book. It covers all aspects of stone production and carving. They've made calipers and grinding discs look elegant. I can't recommend it highly enough. If you know someone who is even vaguely interested in taking up stone carving, give them a copy. My copy is suitably dusty.

Wednesday 8 April 2015

In the Studio


 Cleaning the Festoon






In order to free-up some space in my workshop I took up the offer of storing this festoon in my sister-in-law's garden. Forgot to seal it! At the moment it is slowly being cleaned up.