The technical process of making stone sculpture in any of the Modernist traditions tends to be very different from the way stone sculpture was made in the period from the Renaissance (Fourteenth to Fifteenth Centuries) to the collapse of the academic traditions after the First World War (1918.) The differences stem from a fundamental change in approach that traces back to early 20th Century politics.
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An Experiment
I just finished this carved and painted wooden goat head. Despite its conventional appearance, it’s an experimental piece. More on that below. Right now it’s so new it still reeks of lacquer thinner. The piece shows up in an unfinished state in a couple of earlier posts. I’d love to have shown the process end-to-endContinue reading “An Experiment”
A Figure In Stone #2
Making The Clay Miniature As I mentioned in the A Figure In Stone #1 I’m going to start with a 1/2 scale model and enlarge it. Here’s how the small version came to be. Model #1 I don’t usually work with a live model in front of me. A real person might be the inspiration,Continue reading “A Figure In Stone #2”
A Figure In Stone #1
The Kickoff! This is the first in a series of posts about carving a female figure. This is episode #1 of a series on a significant scale project. I’ve been videoing since I started a few weeks ago. There should be a lot of postings and they might or might not have a YouTube (thisContinue reading “A Figure In Stone #1”
Yikes!
I recently discovered a great new way to set the studio on fire. It was a complete surprise. If I ever knew this could happen I’d completely forgotten until it happened to me. I’m paranoid about fire. My former studio was gutted by fire about fifteen years ago. The building that the studio was inContinue reading “Yikes!”
A Sculpture Enlarging Machine Part 1
I’ve seen these in photos and old books but I’ve never seen one in the wild so I built one. It was a fun project and there’s some interesting geometry going on if that’s something that interests you.
Splitting Stone
One person working alone can split a stone of almost any size using little more than a drill, some steel wedges and a hammer. Brooklyn is a great place. I met a guy on the street one day and we started talking and somehow it came up that we both carved stone. What are theContinue reading “Splitting Stone”
The Perfect Sculptor’s Bench
Tired of making do with a woodworker’s workbench, I’ve spent a good part of my mandated Covid-19 holiday reworking an ancient design for a carpenter’s bench as a sculpture workbench. It’s a prototype, but I love the result so far. I’ve learned so much I’m thinking of making something similar specifically for stone. It’s beenContinue reading “The Perfect Sculptor’s Bench”
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