Wanna Dance?

T BARNY SCULPTURE NEWS
I'm dancing into next year with a full schedule that's for sure. I just delivered 3 new pieces for the Ira Wolk Gallery show called the "Director's Choice" in St. Helena. I just shipped 2 new pieces to my newest gallery in North Carolina called the Broadhurst Gallery. I'm working on about 8 pieces at one time right now and I've already had a meeting for next year's big event called T30. I'm going to be celebrating 30 years of making sculpture. My 2011 schedule is back to back and includes an alumni show at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. Dance around a bit and plan exciting things in your schedule next year. It makes me feel like my inspiration is fresh, my ideas are solid and I am moving forward. The piece above is titled DANSEUR which mean 'Dancer'. It is carved from New Mexican Pipestone and measures 30"H x 14"W x 5"L. One week 'til Turkey Day.

Musical Inspiration

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As some of you may have read in a previous post, my themed Collector's Event this year is called Rock & Roll. I am carving musical instruments out of stone. Some clients have asked where do I get my inspiration. With this show, it comes easy as I listen to Rock & Roll everyday in my studio. It has a beat; a cadence that helps with the motion of the tools and the dance of the stone. The challenge so far has been to discover which stones ring to make musical sounds. I've talked to recording studio owners about instruments. I've been rock hunting in stone yards with drumsticks in hand. I've met with musician friends bouncing ideas off of them finding that one great idea leads to another. I'm excited that the show will lend itself to a totally interactive experience. I've always stressed to the viewer of my work to touch the stone and feel my designs. Now they also have the chance to play these instruments and hear my sculpture sing. STONES CAN SING!