Sculpture for Scarborough Faire
My latest commission has been installed at a wonderful shopping center called Scarborough Faire in Duck, NC. Recently I visited the site and introduced visitors to stone carving during their "Faire Days" held every Wednesday throughout the summer.
The theme of the stone sculpture is shells found on the North Carolina Coast. The sea provides us with a natural treasure hunt and a walk down the beach is never the same once you begin to recognize a few shells. It is my hope that the sculpture will encourage people to be more conscientious stewards of our coast by taking an interest in shells and the creatures that inhabit them.
OBX TOTEM Unveiling
The OBX TOTEM had its unveiling on October 15, 2009. The location of the sculpture is Kill Devil Hills, N.C. The totem is placed in front of the Dune Garden located in front of the Baum Center on Mustian Street. When you pass the Wright Brothers National Park going south, take first right and the next left and you'll drive right by it.
An Italian Sabbatical
I took leave from my job as a high school art teacher from September 2008- January 2009. From November to December I researched the master works of Bernini and Michelangelo and rented studio space for stone carving in Pietrasanta, Italy.
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Sep 28 2008 - Nov 1 2012
Bloomington, Indiana. Tour stone mills and Victor Oolitic Limestone Quarry September 5 & 6- The Stone Carver's Guild Annual meeting.
November & December- Artistic pilgrimage to Italy. The majority of the trip- sculpting marble in Pietrasanta with two trips to Florence and Rome for researching Michelangelo and Bernini's figurative work.
April, Spring Break, visit Outer Banks on April 8th to set foundation for OBX TOTEM.
May-August 2009- 'sweat the details' time on the OBX TOTEM.
Sept. 2009- install OBX TOTEM.
Labor Day,Sept. 2009- complete artificial sand dune base with assistance from students of Kill Devil Hills, NC.
early October, 2009- Stone Carver Guild meeting in Chicago
October 15, 2009- Unveiling of OBX TOTEM in Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
January 2011- Design shell sculpture for Scarborough Faire in Duck, NC
June 29, 2011- Faire Days carving demonstration and design pedestal for shell sculpture.
July 2011- Teach Stone Carving with Malcolm Harlow at Opus Oaks, Berryville Va.
August 2011- Get limestone for shell sculpture pedestal.
Fall 2011- Install Shell Sculpture in Duck, NC.
October 2011 - Get Granite for Healing Garden Fountain from Jet Mist Quarry in Culpeper, Va
November 12, 2011- Show in Middle Street Gallery at new location at 3 River Lane, Sperryville, Va
Winter 2012-Fall 2012- Carve Healing Garden Fountain In Culpeper Granite
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