Monday, December 24, 2012

Ready for sanding

This piece, Mandala 2, is almost ready for final sanding. I've got a few more details to refine and a crevice to fill and then it can go into the sink. It will be mounted on a trapezoidal piece of concrete, just like its predecessor, but that concrete will probably be gray because this alabaster has some color. I used a wet paper towel on the stone in order to simulate its final coloration after oiling.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

2nd side gets some attention

Finally, I've gotten around to seeing what the stone wants to show on the other side! It's also manifesting some machine-like forms. This one is going to be a challenge to bring to the proper level of finish, and it looks like that phase will begin pretty soon.