The final day of an amazing 5-day journey was filled with a little bit of everything. Waxing, carving, sanding, firing, laughing and shop shop cleaning.
I loved this class and discovered a great love for stone carving. I'm already inquiring about next year's "MARBLE/marble" and then perhaps Valdicastello, Italy!
I am spending the day tomorrow at the Loveland sculpture shows: Sculpture in the Park and the Loveland Sculpture Invitational. Hoping to come home with inspiration and perhaps a hundred pounds or more of raw stone. I'm hooked. Thank you, Collen and Lorri.
"Full Sail"
Within this piece you can see a centrally located sail boat surrounded by a storm (polished stone) over top billowing waves (rasp-textured stone). To the left is a dangerously close rocky shore (raw stone) with crystalline outcroppings. This "bonus" alabaster piece ended up being my favorite, though I prefer working in the harder Chlorite stone.
"Bonded"
The arms connect as one in a heart-shape form. In the lower right, a bare bottom peeks through. Tremendous contrast is available with Chlorite between the textured (very light - almost white - green) and polished (deep black) finishes.
A good bit of buffing is still required on both pieces.
