There are numerous techniques for carving stone and each depends on the type of stone, the scale of the sculpture and the complexity of the composition. This short video shows me working on a large, abstract sculpture which I am carving
Inspired by the optical illusion of the picture of the two faces or a vase (above left), I created the sculpture which I titled “Octavia” (above right). I used a piece of Belgian marble, which is deep black in colour
After 17 years, “Coy Glance” has finally found a home. Sometimes an artist has to wait a while before the right patron comes along. I carved the sculpture in 1995 and Peter Bentley, then President and CEO of Canfor Corp., unveiled
In 1987, a new stone was brought to the attention of my colleague, Babe Gunn in Port Alberni, BC, Canada. A logging truck driver dropped a piece off to her to try. He said he’d picked it up on one
“White Horse Wave”, 2006 I have carved a few small scale horses in the past and wanted to carve one a little bigger, so in the summer of 2006, I took a piece of carrara bianco marble and executed “White Horse
This short film is beautifully crafted in CGI by Cristobal Vila and illustrates the Fibonacci sequence, as well as Delaunay Triangulation and Voronoi Tessellations. It begins with showing how the nautilus builds the chambers of its shell to accommodate its
While on a visit to my relatives in Alberta, I came across an article in the Calgary Herald newspaper that caught my eye, "Invest in Art for Art’s Sake". It made me smile, as the article says exactly what I
“On Burnish’d Hooves His Warhorse Trode,” 2011 I have long had a fascination with Medieval lore and have enjoyed reading stories and listening to music based on Arthurian legends. The books by Canadian author Jack Whyte about King Arthur and the