Stone Carving Tag | Carol C Griffin

Stone carving is a way of creating sculpture. Using tools, an artist removes portions of the natural stone to produce a finished form.

August 16, 2019ByCarol GriffinInArt Information, Blog Category, Sculpture, Stone Carving

More Grain Patterns in Stone

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

July 19, 2019ByCarol GriffinInArt Information, Blog Category, Stone Carving

Grain Patterns in Stone

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.

Lorrie Goulet's sculpture "Capriccio (Summer)"

April 19, 2019ByCarol GriffinInBlog Category, Sculpture, Stone Carving, Uncategorized, Wood Carving

Lorrie Goulet’s Show in Naples, FL

I was honored to represent Lorrie at her opening reception held at Harmon-Meek Gallery in Naples, Florida. It was a beautiful show!

January 23, 2019ByCarol GriffinInBlog Category, Sculpture, Stone Carving, Wood Carving

“TCS”

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!

December 4, 2018ByCarol GriffinInBlog Category

Pack-up at Lorrie’s

Sculptor Lorrie Goulet is sending eleven sculptures from her New York City studio to the Polk Museum in Florida for her retrospective exhibition.

September 13, 2018ByCarol GriffinInBlog Category, Stone Carving

Attaching a Sculpture to a Base

Ever wonder how sculptures become attached to those bases that they sit upon? In this 20-second video I attach my sculpture "Moriko" to a base. Enjoy!

August 30, 2018ByCarol GriffinInBlog Category, Stone Carving, Wood Carving

Eight Years with Lorrie Goulet

Eight years ago I began an apprenticeship with master sculptor Lorrie Goulet. She's passing on as much of her 70+ years of experience to me as possible.