Indiana Limestone, Mankato Limestone
2′ x 3′ x 18″
This piece is from the mid-nineties. This is an early use of piercing the stone completely through.
Indiana Limestone, Mankato Limestone
2′ x 3′ x 18″
As long as the stone stays in contact with itself on both ends of a shape, it remains strong. Part of the challenge is the engineering of not having it get too weak. The sound the stone is making as it is being carved is the best indicator of when it is getting too weak. The stone always warns before it breaks. Listening is critical for good carving.
Indiana Limestone, Mankato Limestone
2′ x 3′ x 18″
Another part of the challenge is that the chisels are strait pieces of steel, and they don’t bend around corners. All the work on the inside can only be reached by going around and past the forms closest to the surface. I enjoy working with this technique.