Hand Carved Stone Animals
As you look through my site you'll see that much of my work encompasses carved stone animals. The sizes range from what I call small carved stone animals (weighing under 100 lbs.) to 2,000 pound large marble sculptures of carved stone animals. Animals are perhaps my favorite sculptural subject. Making a hand carved stone animal is quite a lengthy process. Once I have selected an animal, I will extensively study it. Optimally this includes study in the wild, but due to the uncooperative nature of such beasts and the difficulty of travel, I make extensive use of books and photographs. I have to learn the essence of the animal along with the anatomy necessary to bring out the true nature of the animal.  Komoda Dragon 2001 Champlain Black (Marble/Limestone) 8 x 30 x 13 in. Once I’ve developed a good feel for the beast I work out the basic pose and composition in conjunction with selecting an appropriate stone to make the carved stone animal. Typically I’ll make some crude drawings and then a maquette (small model) in clay. The piece must look right and have a personality and attitude. It also must "fit in the stone." Having settled on a design and stone, the next step is to figure out the "methods." Hand carved stone animals (like most sculpture) have to be carved in a certain way in a certain order. Otherwise you’re pretty much guaranteed failure for your carved stone animal sculpture. Once all this is done I’m ready to start carving. It is a long slow process, starting with diamond saws and chisels and ending with sandpaper and polishing compounds.  White Rhino 2001 Champlain Black (Marble/Limestone) in. Check out all of my hand carved stone animals in the marble sculptures gallery. I think you'll agree the results are well worth my effort and painstaking attention to detail. |
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