MARCH 2021

There was a lot of good weather in March.  Most of my efforts were focused on a large piece called "Awaken'.

When it was raining, I worked on this small garden sculpture called "Memory Flower".

It is Indiana Limestone and measures approx.  17" high x 24" x 13".

Here's the back view.  It will get a bottom portion soon - to raise it up another 18".

On March 10, Dereck Sheroan brought out JBB's 23 ton crane to move a bunch of heavy stuff for us.

We moved "Star Seed" and put it together with its base for the first time.

We reached out for a piece called "Awaken" and stood it upright..

We grabbed a 3,000 lb. corner and flipped it onto its side.  Then, we moved it over to the west side of the studio - where I work in the morning shade during hot weather.

This is a piece of (expensive!) scrap from a base commission.  We moved the base and this piece to make room for new projects.

We rolled "Darkest Before Dawn" upright - so that I could work the entire piece.

We set "Determination" onto its new base and moved it over by "Star Seed" and we also moved "Fruition" onto a base to the same area - basically away from where other pieces were getting carved.

We flipped the preformed functional sculpture "One Way or Another" upright.

Here's the other side - ready to be carved.

The large piece that was cut from "One Way or Another" was moved over to the west side of the studio where it will become a functional sculpture called "Go with the Flow".

Here's a partial view of the south side of the studio - stone EVERYWHERE!!! (...and I LOVE it!!!!)
 

FEBRUARY 2021

February, I didn't have as much to show because Winter came around...

I made this small sculpture in Alabama Marble.

side view...

It measures approx. 17"H x 9" x 4" and weighs 23 lbs.

Most of the month's effort was on this floral bird bath.

... walking around the piece...

It is Indiana Limestone and measures approx. 30" high x 32" x 33"

...and around...

This piece actually was finished in the first week of March because ....

... we had an ice storm and then about 5 inches of snow during 10 consecutive days of hard freeze.

I wasn't going anywhere - but surprisingly I had a couple of visits from folks who braved the long, unplowed driveway.

I tried to get some design work finished while I was down.  But, realistically, I enjoyed myself - playing guitar, feeding the fire and feeding the outdoor creatures.
 

JANUARY 2021

January was a pretty good month.  The weather was half-way decent and I was able to get a lot done.

The first piece that I finished was the bird bath called "Riding the Wave".

It is Indiana Limestone, measuring approx. 24" high x 28" x 19" and was finished on 1-12-21

Here's the back view.

This is a small Alabama Marble piece that I finished next.

It measures 18"H x 10" x 5" and weighs 21 lbs.  signed 1-14-21

Most of the month's effort was on this large floral bird bath.

... walking around the piece...

... and around...

It is Indiana Limestone and it measures approx.34" high x 36" x 33"

A high point in the month was selling these 5 pieces.  Above is "Unity"

"She Sail"

"Armored Butterfly"

"Swan Blossom"

 "Night Bird"

So... All-in-All a great start to 2021....

2020 At A Glance

Most of my studio time this last year was committed to finishing a project that started in 2011. It is called "Now" and was carved from a 35,000 lb. block of Indiana Limestone that measured 9' tall by 6' wide by 4' thick.

I've included 4 corner views to give an accurate sense of the entire piece.

...moving around the piece...

...and around...

Below are 3 views of the piece that I worked on when I couldn't work outside on "Now".  I spent about 3 months in total working on a commission of an Eagle for a friend who lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

The images below are garden- sized sculptures - in the order that they were made.  Considering what an awful year it's been, it comes as a shock when I realized that all of these pieces have sold.

Firebird Sprout

Moon Garden

Unity

Prairie Fireball

Jack's Bean Stalk

Celtic Supercell

Rolling On

Rolling On (alternate view)

Twirling Smile Flower

alternate view of Twirling Smile Flower

A commission for a fountain bubbler in TN Pink Maerble

She Sail

 Below are 4 large sculptures that are works-in-progress.  All I need is a crane to set them upright before I can continue.

This is "Darkest Before the Dawn" which is a functional seating sculpture.  It measures 8' x 2-1/2' x 2' and started with a 6,000 lb. block.

This is "One Way or Another" which is also a functional sculpture.  The block at the top was cut out from this piece with a hydraulic chainsaw.  It will become "Go With the Flow" - another functional sculpture.  The original block weighed 10,000 lb. and measured 8' x 4' x 2'..  The bottom sculpture still retains those measurements, but the top piece only measures 5' x 2' x 2'.

This sculpture, which has been renamed to "Star Seed", is completely finished now and only needs a crane to turn the top piece upright and then pin it to the base.

That sums up the sculpture production this last year.  I have no idea how 2021 will unfold.