I made a garden-sized sculpture from a piece of scrap stone that was the prototype for this new project. By looking at the pictures of it in the post titled "first quarter of 2023", you can see how I intend to handle some of the textures and details in this large version.
This is a rough clay model with a figure for scale. The concept deals with letting your imagination take you away. The climbing vine portion was inspired by the Magic Beans in the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. The wings give flight of your 'fancy'.
This view shows the flared composition in the back of the piece - for stability as well as visual interest.
I started with this quarry block of Indiana Limestone that I've been saving. It measures 9-1/2 feet high by 4 feet wide by 2 feet thick and weighs 11,200 lbs.
There was a large corner that I was able to split off. I will make a smaller sculpture from it one day. You can see the top tip of the sculpture already emerging.
This is how that view looks today.
I laid out the central axis of the form to determine how to cut the bottom.
The bottom is finished and ready to stand the piece upright with a crane.
I have removed some of the stone from both long sides.
I took off some of the stone to make a tapered preform which will make it easier to stand upright.
