A coat-of-arms in sandstone

For a client I carved a coat-of-arms from a piece of Bentheimer sandstone of 40 x 50 x 12 cms wide. The weapon contains three rings, a bar and a three-flowered thistle.

In the picture, it seems as if the shield is slightly larger than the underlying stone, but that is a slight camera distortion; they both are exactly the same size.

There will be a video of the creative process later on. The shield was carved a little convex, and overhanging a little at the top. These kind of details make it a bit more lively. The shield was sanded and the edges of the stone received a fine chiseled finish.

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