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Carrara

Carrara is a type of marble that sculptors love to carve. It’s usually white. It is quarried in the Tuscany region of Italy.

Left profile of "Oriata" torso
I'm very happy with this piece now. Lorrie Goulet helped me through some rough patches, that's for sure! I look forward to carving Carrara marble again.
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"Oriata" Carrara torso in progress
I had to take off the too-small head. It was painful, but necessary. From then on, I've only used the material to carve pieces directly. No more maquettes.
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"Oriata" marble torso in progress
After cleaning off many of the tool marks, it starts to dawn on me that if a maquette doesn't have good proportions the finished piece won't either!
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Carrara marble block
I'm still working with my maquette. I didn't know the joys of direct carving at the time. Makes me cringe to think about that now.
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Carrara marble with maquette
I began working this gorgeous block of Carrara marble before I knew what direct carving was. I didn't know then that the finished piece would be nothing like I envisioned.
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