Nasty corners day

ByKoen van Velzen 03-07-201312-02-2026

It's time to start polishing. One of the finest things about finishing is fiddling in the corners where you just cannot reach. And this time I've made it especially enjoyable for myself . Below an overview of a few of my favorites.

Nasty the first message about this project.
Nasty the next post about this project

Beeldhouwerijblog.nl is the blog of Koen van Velzen, sculptor in stone and bronze.
Look up my website as well: beeldhouwerijvanvelzen.nl
Follow me Instagram, Twitter as well & YouTube

Similar posts

If I'd commission a coat of arms in stone… what should I bear in mind?
A small relief in limestone
The stepped gable of the Latin School in Nijmegen
Flying buttress figurine: Apostle Andrew last week
The Man calling Noah (flying buttress figurine)
video: How to carve a falcon from a block of stone

background
Art and Castles
4 and June 5, 2016 was the day: Kunst en Kastelen (Art and Castles) 2016. And this year I also took part. Art and Castles is a renowned annual exhibition with works from 20 to 30 sculptors in the garden of Castle Gronsveld near Maastricht. In addition, there will also be one at Nieuwenhoven Castle in Sint Truiden in Belgium in September…
Read more Art and Castles
background | books
Copying points with a pointing machine
The footprints I am copying on the black granite padukas are a nice project to explain how the sculpting process works in general. For a sculptor the process is self-evident, but from the questions I often receive, I notice that many people do not know how to come up with an idea…
Read more Copying points with a pointing machine
Eusebius | Restoration
Corbel: 1 lady with two doves
Lady with two pigeons as you have been able to read in the messages from the last period, I have been working on collarstones for the Eusebiustoren in recent weeks. This tower of the Eusebius Church in Arnhem has been under scaffolding for a few years to replace large parts of Ettringer tuff in the more weather-resistant…
Read more Corbel: 1 lady with two doves
Eusebius | Restoration | video
Flying buttress figurine: Caritas, love
Caritas in a pinch There are gloomy clouds around the Arnhem Eusebius Church. After years of smooth and energetic restoration, the first restoration budget has come to its end. In a previous post from 2016 I could report that money had finally been released, and although the subsidies have been handled very efficiently, was already then…
Read more Flying buttress figurine: Caritas, love
PP1 | temple
Installing the large Shivalingam and Panipitha
Granite After I had cut and polished all the parts of the Shivalingam, and I had tested them in a test setup, to see if it fit, the five components were ready to be transported for their installation. It all together weighs about one metric tonne; it's 125 cm wide by 125 cm high and 175 cms long. By the way…
Read more Installing the large Shivalingam and Panipitha

If I'd commission a coat of arms in stone… what should I bear in mind?

A small relief in limestone

The stepped gable of the Latin School in Nijmegen

Flying buttress figurine: Apostle Andrew last week

The Man calling Noah (flying buttress figurine)

video: How to carve a falcon from a block of stone