My first stone-carving class in Seattle was with the superb figurative sculptor, Sabah Al-Dhaher. I was fortunate that he went beyond teaching me the basic techniques for shaping hard stones that I was eager to learn. He also introduced me to the joy and challenge of doing figurative work by having me transform an egg-shaped cobble into a stylized likeness of a human head. From time to time since then, as the pieces imaged in this gallery indicate, I’ve taken on the challenge of representing organic forms. At present, I’m carving a scarab out of basinite. (Note: All dimensions in this and the other galleries include the bases.)
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''Olympia 2001''
Granodiorite on Basalt
H 16" x W 6"
“Parmenides?” 2002
Alabaster
H 15” x W 8”
“Time Capsule” 2002
Marble on Marble
H 16” x W 25”
“Watching” 2004''
Quartzite on Quartzite
H 14” x W 8”
“Child’s Haven” 2004
Granodiorite on Diorite
H 20” x W 31”
“Point of Turning” 2005
Diorite on Basalt
H 30” x W 20”
“Forest Guardian” 2007
Metamorphic Greenstone on Basinite
H 23” x W 15”
