The statue of Pope Leo the Great, carved out of two parts of Udelfanger sandstone, is completed. I made this copy for the restoration of St John's Cathedral in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. You can read the two previous articles on this subject on my blog under the following links: here↑ the article on the presawing work and here↑ the second article, on the fitting together of the two parts, and why this is made out of two pieces of stone. …Read the whole article…
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A Long-legged Squirrel (flying buttress figurine)
My sculptor's workshop around Christmas
The first thing I often take on in these figurines is the profiled stonemasonry parts at the bottom
old Squirrel, tuff stone
The last flying buttress figurine from flying buttress no. 5 of St. Eusebius's Church in Arnhem was this Squirrel. In these past few weeks I have presawn all the remaining blocks of stone for flying buttresses nos. 5 and 4 machine, so now I can start carving all the remaining figurines. …Read the whole article…
Four grotesques in Amsterdam-1
Reconstructing and copying
For a building in Amsterdam, I am currently carving four grotesques: ferocious sandstone heads. All four are severely damaged, which was the reason for choosing to replace them. …Read the whole article…