Pointless Meandering

“Hey, Lefty…”

Complete.

My hand, in steatite.

I love how the stone takes on such a liquid shine with only sanding (800 grit), and holds the finest details.

The only drawback is that it’s so soft that an errant fingernail strike can leave a mark.

A-a-and it’s broken. I made the mistake of leaving it within reach of the kids, and one of them (who shall remain nameless) knocked it face down. I guess now I can call it “The Sphinx”! Or, Michael Jackson.

MUCH better.  Less wasted-looking, more tender.  Still somewhat simian with that brow and nose, but so be it.  I’ve put down the tools!  On to the next piece.

This is a face sketch that I did at Stonefest this year.  Faces are hard!  How much weed did this face toke?

Annotated Studio. It’s more fun with labels.

The swirly bits are coming into view…

Last week I had so much crap in my studio that I couldn’t even walk the 10 ft from front to back without a breakdance move.  After I stumbled into a rasp and got a two inch gash on my left moob, I decided it was high time to clean up.  5 or so hours and twenty pounds of rock chips and dust later, it was clean enough to walk around in.

Now I’m afraid to do any work in there ‘cuz it’s so clean.

Oak leaf and acorn frieze

I think this is finished, but I was hoping for a more subtle shading of the colors.  I’ll try setting it out in the weather and letting it get a bit gray.

Frog Spire in progress.