Figurative Gallery

My first stone-carving class in Seattle was with the superb figurative sculptor, Sabah Al-Dhaher.  I was fortunate that he went beyond teaching me the basic techniques for shaping hard stones that I was eager to learn.  He also introduced me to the joy and challenge of doing figurative work by having me transform an egg-shaped cobble into a stylized likeness of a human head.  From time to time since then, as the pieces imaged in this gallery indicate, I’ve taken on the challenge of representing organic forms.  At present, I’m carving a scarab out of basinite.  (Note: All dimensions in this and the other galleries include the bases.)

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