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Family crest completed
After this photo was taken, I added the dots and stripes to the shield that are the color code for the gold and red…
Finishing- halfway
The griffins and the base are now just about carved. Now it's time for the helmet and the mantling, and then all must…
Finishing and Detailing
After a period of vacation I carried on with carving the coat of arms relief. Detailing often costs twice…
Hot weather and rough griffins
With 33 degrees Celsius it's actually no weather to be carving right under the hot sun. I'm waiting for my final shelter today…
Assigning the volumes
The precarving of a sculpture has to do with roughly defining the desired volumes. This means that I determine approximately where the…
Drilling holes
When carving reliefs I like to begin by 'jig sawing': carving the contours pretty tight and perpendicular, right up to the background material of the relief. The pipe drill is one for that…
Family crests or coat-of arms
Family crests are among my favorite projects, and I have been fortunate to already carve some of them. Usually they are very lively, busy depictions, with helmets,…
A thorough dislike of measuring
Long live the copyshop! The title of this post is obviously a bit exaggerated. As a stone sculptor you cannot avoid having to do something from time to time…
Ferns completed
The sculpture is all waxed up and ready for transport. It's called 'Ferns’ and is based on a specific type of leafy ferns, that curls…
Sandstone has arrived
Very quietly, the sandstone for my next assignment arrived. And it is a beautiful, very fine piece of stone. I'm supposed to be there…