I finally finished a monumental functional sculpture titled "One Way or Another". It took over 2 years from start to finish.
I bought a 10,000 lb. block of stone for my 59th birthday and had it delivered to my studio and unloaded.
I made a clay scale model to work out the major shapes. The concept is about the power to overcome adversity. Nothing can keep you down forever - Life will find a way.
The design was laid out onto the block using timber crayon.
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I also laid out the bottom at this time.
While the piece was on its side, I shaped the bottom and put in holes for mounting pins. I also began to rough in the forms. I used a hydraulic chainsaw to cut out the large block from the top as well as 2 large corners. This is how the piece looked by the end of 2020.
During the following year, the 3,000 lb. piece of scrap became this functional sculpture called "Go With the Flow.
In the spring of 2021, I stood the piece upright while I had the crane at the studio lifting other things.
The other side was completely unconsidered.
I returned to the project in 2022 and worked on it whenever the weather permitted. This is the finished back view.
...and this is the final front view. It is 8' wide by 4' high by 2'thick and weighs somewhere around 4,000 lbs. I haven't added up all of the hours that I have in it yet. There's quite a bit of labor in this piece. I'm happy with the results.
