My friend and fellow sculptor Robin Antar graciously agreed to appear on my blog. She's a fantastic sculptor and a wonderful person as well.Continue Reading

I wonder what it will be like to carve in the earth made new, as described in Revelation 21. In this post I ruminate on what might be in the future.Continue Reading

A suggestion from the Internet helped me to achieve a beautiful natural sheen on my newest sculpture, "Enfold", in black walnut wood.Continue Reading

You've seen stone grain patterns in the previous blog post. Here's another example featuring a mango and leaf carved from alabaster.Continue Reading

You all know wood has grain, right? But did you know that stone can also have grain patterns? Check out this short video and you'll see an example.Continue Reading

I don't use sandpaper on my sculptures. Instead, I finish the surfaces using a variety of chisels. Watch this video for a behind-the-scenes peek.Continue Reading

The Compleat Sculptor is where I began my stone carving journey in 1999. They've got everything for sculptors, including a quarry's worth of stones!Continue Reading

I'm using a vise to hold my black walnut wood piece as I carve a place that's hard to reach. A good vise is like another set of hands!Continue Reading

When I first saw it, I was impressed by the strong grain patterns of this southern yellow pine lumber. So I turned it into a sculpture (of course)!Continue Reading

I'm in the studio examining a black walnut log. It's total stream-of-consciousness as I think out loud about what I plan to do.Continue Reading