I have been writing about how much "hands-on" work must be done for an artist to claim full authorship of a sculpture (see Pt. 1 , Pt. 2 , and Pt. 3). Up until recently, I have carved every one of my sculpture creations
My sculpture, "Look to the Horizon" was the inspiration for a Valentine's Day event held beside it in Yanghu Wetland Park, Changsha, Hunan, China this past weekend. Couples were invited to stand back to back, imitating my sculpture of a female
The organizers of the Changsha International Sculpture Festival 2014 have contacted each of us participating artists to inform us that they will soon be installing our finished sculptures in their permanent locations in the Yanghu Wetland Park. I went to Google
The Changsha Pilot Investment Holdings (CPIH) Company has purchased both of my sculptures, “Stallion” and “Blue Drake” to be part of their corporate art collection. This is particularly fitting, as 2014 is the Year of the Horse in China. CPIH was
The first annual Changsha International Sculpture Arts Festival 2014 has come to a close. This 45 day culture festival consisted of many events, including we 21 sculptors from 17 countries who came to the city of Changsha, China to create monumental
These are photos of Michelle and I celebrating the completion of "Look to the Horizon" at the carving site of the Changsha International Sculpture Festival 2014. The sculpture is carved from a grey granite that is quarried near Xiemen, China.
Michelle arrived in Changsha safely on Saturday morning. It was so good to hold her after being apart for six weeks! Of course I was happy to be back together, but Michelle also brought my replacement air hammer so I
I am continuing to overcome hiccups in carving my 12 foot tall granite sculpture for the Changsha International Sculpture Art Festival 2014. The impact gun I bought last week has a strike so hard, it breaks the low quality Chinese steel
After a week of frustration trying to find a solution to my broken air hammer, I came to grips with the situation. Last Sunday morning, the German sculptor, Jorg Plickat lead a "field trip" to a local industrial tool neighbourhood
Our hosts continue to wow us. After 12 days of work, we got a holiday. We left Changsha by plane to Zhangjiajie in the northern part of Hunan province and were wined and dined at the foot of the Wulingyuan Mountains