Tuesday The Carving Marchs On

Today I am multitasking...I am attending the NH Home Show this weekend and I have to prepare an eyecatching display. I carved out this arch (Arc De NH Maison Montrer)today, it is going to be the surround for an outside fireplace. The granite man is my "Greek Tragedy" sculpture....when his head fell off, I did not know whether to laugh or cry :-/. Sapere is getting a thorough buffing and polishing today. My friend Andy Dumont came down from the Green Mountains of VT to help me move around the heavy granite. While trimming the arch I had Andy buffing the body of Sapere. Hey, even Rodin had his assistants roughing out blocks :-). What a beautiful day in NH, 50 degrees and sunny!

March Comes in Like a Lamb or is it a Seal :-)

Spring is on its way, finally! All weekend I kept thinking about a line in the 90's movie "Miracle on 34th Street" The little boy says" Santa has a grumpy face". I do not want Sapere to be grumpy or gloomy.... soooo back to work. I want him to be wise, happy to be with his little Baboo, and slightly bemused with his energy level. My girls , Katie and Cori, want him friendlier and ...well, we will leave their candid remarks off the record :-/. It's not clay , geesh, sensitive artist here! A lot of people think this is easy...haha! Anyway, I have been working on Sapere's face all day. Here are some preliminary photos.