Syreford limestone carving
Friday, February 15th, 2013Well I have finally finished my carving of a sleeping girl. I hope you like her. [nggallery id=196]
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Well I have finally finished my carving of a sleeping girl. I hope you like her. [nggallery id=196]
Syreford limestone carving
Thursday, December 13th, 2012Here are the latest photos of my carving. [nggallery id=183] As you can see I have started to develop the hair more, trying to give the illusion of a body underneath. [nggallery id=184] It's always a bit scary when I start to carve deeper into the legs and arms but the detail comes from ...
Syreford limestone carving
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012Here are some photos of my new carving. This represents 4 days work. I am carving a piece of Syreford limestone which is quarried in the North Cotswolds. The stone has been allowed to weather outside for 2 yrs in order to make sure that it wasn't going to suffer any ...
Acorn Commission
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011[nggallery id=130] The three pieces completed! [nggallery id=131] My customer provided me with the names and dates in her own handwriting which I drew as closely as I could onto the two acorns-paying careful attention to match the character of the 2 men with the different acorns! She didn't want the engraving to be too ...
Acorn commission.
Sunday, December 11th, 2011So the next stage in this commission was to start shaping the acorns so they were no longer just barrels! [nggallery id=128] Sandstone is a very brittle stone and if I try and take too much off at one time it has a tendancy to pluck out where I don't want it ...