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Wednesday, October 27th, 2021
We used the gantry crane to lift the 3.8T block of Forest of Dean Sandstone and then carefully lowered it down onto blocks of wood to protect my precious carving. Once this was done we were then able to move the stone over by lifting and sliding over using the ...
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
I drew the soldier on the surface of the stone by scaling up the image that Harold’s son sent me. (see previous post).
The soldier on the WWII side was drawn out and carved in 3D bas relief. I carved it in a precise manner using the grid to assist me ...
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Friday, June 18th, 2021
Drawing on the stone in the rain can have it’s difficulties but thankfully I set my tarpaulin cover up before the rain started.
I was able to use these dimensions from my original third scale design to draw the lettering onto the stone. I made a few adjustments until I was ...
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2021
Since re-opening on the 14th April I have spent almost everyday working on the carving of George Hyett. An Abenhall man, George is the face of my 1st world war soldier.
Carving Forest of Dean sandstone takes alot of patience and skill as well as sharp tungsten carbide tipped chisels.
I ...
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Sunday, April 4th, 2021
My sphere sculpture featuring two faces connected by curly hair is finished.
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This sculpture is available to buy from my studio for £1875.
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