Monday, December 14, 2009

Beauty Girl


Andrew an I finished construction on the dry stone sculpture "Beauty Girl" recently.
Not a moment too soon.  Winter temps and wind chills descended on the work site yesterday. The landscaping around the piece may be delayed until more suitable conditions reappear.  Until then, here are some snapshots of the piece in its final, if not fully comfortable, resting place.

Monday, December 07, 2009

More on Beauty Girl

Work on "Beauty Girl" continued this week. With the able assistance of DSWA Advance certificate holder Andrew Pighills, the second third of the sculpture took shape. After the guide frame was rolled forward and the "plumbas" rehung, fieldstone was set vertically to describe the robes that blanket the figure in criss-cross patterns.

In the first photo, the profile of the clay model can be seen reflected in the finished form.

The interior structure behind the carved marble, lower back, section of the piece is exposed in the second photo.

The curves of the legs and foot is seen in the last shot.