This is the outcome of 10days sculpting Marble at Myocum in Byron Bay. It was only possible with the incredible teaching by Usama Alnassar from Alnassar Sculpture Carrara Italy. It was a real privilege to be in his class. He shared so many skills with us. We were in a beautiful environment outside. It was certainly challenging as most of my work with paper is adding not taking away.
This is the piece of marble i started with. Drawing the profile on the side.
Lots of chiseling, remarking, more chiseling.
Starting to take shape
The inspiration for this work was my beautiful grandchildren Emmett and Eleanor.
I have just started sanding on 80 but need to complete, 120, 240,360,400,600,800,1000 so lots more sanding needed
The above piece was the first piece I did in 2017. The inspiration for this piece came from the long elongated faces and heads by Amedeo Modigliani . This baby face was my second attempt at marble.
