Stone Carving and Letter Cutting
To all my lovely customers, loyal supporters and welcome visitors; I hope you all have a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
I look forward to seeing you next year.
Carrie Horwood, Sculptor and Stonemason.
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I would like to show you some photos of how I went about carving one of my favourite sculptures.
It is carved from Welsh slate and is 3ft high by 18 inches wide and just 2 inches at the thickest depth. I think that this sculpture would look amazing mounted on a wall-I’m working on how this can be acheived safely!
I started carving this peice when I was still at Harts Barn and it is the 3rd piece in a series of ripples carved in slate, I finished it in March 2010, I have some more ripple designs to carve!
I started marking the intersecting ripples using a compass scribing the lines on the surface of the Slate. I used a small flat tungsten carbide tipped chisel to start creating the form followed by various sizes of tungsten tipped bullnose chisels.
As I chiselled my way throught this very hard slate I began to realise how much work I had set myself-but always kept the end finish in sight!
As I worked the beautiful pattern in the layers of the stone started to become apparent and my excitement grew.
I like to wash the carving as I am going to release the dust that is created, it also gives me a different perspective of my work!
The final processes include using files and rifflers and gradually working the scratches out of the surface-these can only be seen when the surface is dry-so I worked with wet and dry sandpaper washed the surface then dried the stone to see how much more work was involved-the whole process by hand took me about 4mths!
I hope you like it!
I am pleased to announce that I have some of my smaller carvings and my unique pendants in the shop at Nature in Art, this is in Twigworth on the Tewkesbury road. For more information about their opening times and events, please visit www.nature-in-art.org.uk
Please watch this space, as I hope to be able to exhibit some of my larger pieces there and maybe do a stint as an artist in residence!
You’ll be pleased to hear that I am branching out. Since my move to my new and larger workshop at The Tithe Barn Centre in Brockworth, I have found it hard to sell my carvings.
As some of you are aware I have been exhibiting and selling at Craft fayres, so I thought it would be a good idea to start putting some of my carvings out into craft galleries. I was recommended a craft centre-which currently hosts 14 businesses, it is situated near Usk in South Wales.
They have a lovely gallery which sells individual works of art from pottery and glass to prints paintings and wood work. I am happy to say that they have some of my carvings for sale there too.
You will find my latest Green Man for £175, The bookend featuring a young girls face for £195 and my carving of Three Hares with Three Ears for £420. All of which have been carved within the last 6mths. I have also supplied them with some of my pendants which are £18 each. (watch this space for new designs!).
The gallery is laid out with a tearoom serving tea, coffee and gorgeous looking cake! The mezzanine level has some lovely sculptures, prints and paintings on display with more tables and chairs for those busy afternoons!!
I look forward to the coming months as I create some new work specifically for this lovely setting.
Please visit www.craftrenaissance.co.uk for information on their on-site craftsmen, opening times and events.
If you would like to visit me at my workshop I would be very happy to see you. I still have some stone carved gifts and pendants available.
It would be very helpful for me if you would give me a ring to let me know that you are coming 07795 495170
I will be closing on Christmas Eve, and if you need to visit me at any time after hours this can be arranged.
There is still a bit of time left so if you would like anything carved before Christmas, please get in touch.
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and I look forward to seeing you in the New Year