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.
