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Re: New large sculpture

Jeff Watson — 2012-05-26T00:15:14

Hello Colm,
My reply got returnedforgot to eliminate your message
Thanks for the commentsso to see it you need to come over here! We have a great guest bedroom and Montréal is one of the most lively places on the planet right now!!
Jeff
On 2012-05-25, at 6:16 PM, colobrie-zLKRkbt3P8esTnJN9+BGXg< at >public.gmane.org wrote:


Jeff ( Guv) Watson
150, bord de l'Eau Est,
Longueuil, Qc. J4H 1A1
jeff.watson-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg< at >public.gmane.org
www.sculpturejeffwatson.com
(450) 674-6222 Phone
(514) 755-9476 Mobile

Re: New large sculpture

Jeff Watson — 2012-05-26T00:12:38

Not sure whether this message was the one that was returned because by Ecartis but I will reply again Bill
No problem at all with the generator. We were 2 sculptors working at the same time on different projects and even at high revs there was no problem and we ran the generator for at least 4 hours non stop twice a day
Jeff
On 2012-05-25, at 7:36 PM, bill wrote:


Jeff ( Guv) Watson
150, bord de l'Eau Est,
Longueuil, Qc. J4H 1A1
jeff.watson-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg< at >public.gmane.org
www.sculpturejeffwatson.com
(450) 674-6222 Phone
(514) 755-9476 Mobile

Re: New large sculpture

bill — 2012-05-25T23:36:34

Jeff, great sequence showing the progress. How well did that generator work for angle grinder?

Bill

On May 25, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Jeff Watson wrote:

upcoming world jade symposium

Brian Matheson — 2012-05-25T23:00:45

well i don't say too much at all on this list, but for all those who are
interested,  there is an online jade carving symposium followed by a tour
of the works. This means that the jade will be sent to you and you can
carve in the comfort of your own studio. This event is a not for profit
association, and something that i have put together over the last couple of
years to create awareness in the marketplace and to try assist and inspire
the artists careers, as i know personally, it is a real challenge.
here is my little blurb : )


*The most important thing for an artist, is making art, *

....................the second, perhaps, is having someone else appreciate it.



Participation in this year's *2012 World Jade Symposium** *guarantees you
both... and more! Connect and carve with your peers from around the world in
this prestigious online competition.  If you choose, you and your finished
jade artwork can also be part of in the multi-venue exhibition and
conference series.



*$300 registration includes:*

Re: New large sculpture

2012-05-25T22:16:31

Lovely work Jeff as always, 

it will be interesting to see such an original piece on such a lovely trail

Colm O'Brien

http://en-gb.facebook.com/colm.obrien1

New large sculpture

Jeff Watson — 2012-05-25T21:55:26

Hi All,
Check out this link to my website to see the evolution of a large sculpture in Gabbro, completed yesterday 24th May after two days of 8 hours each.

http://www.sculpturejeffwatson.com/gallery.html

Scroll down through the sculpture photos until you come to "Oeuvres Monumentales" there you will see "Sentier Art et Nature Trail"…20 photos illustrate the evolution of the work.
The sculpture is part of an Art sand Nature trail in the small village of Saint-Hippolyte in the Laurentians region of Québec just one hour's drive North from Montréal.
The work is about 165 cm high and wide and is carved from Gabbro which is a plutonic version of Basalt.
I was given small grant to contribute to the Art and Nature trail because I will be the invited artist at a symposium in Saint-Hippolyte "MontagneArt" 17th to 19th August this year.

Comments/critiques welcome
Jeff



Jeff ( Guv) Watson
150, bord de l'Eau Est,
Longueuil, Qc. J4H 1A1
jeff.watson-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg< at >public.gmane.org
www.sculpturejeffwatson.c

Re: Water and Stone

darcy meeker — 2012-05-21T00:19:59

you can do a lot with alabaster, water, and texture
Darcy Meeker
3452 Spur St., Blacksburg VA 24060
540-449-4291
www.darcymeeker.com
www.two-rivers.com/darcy

Re: Water and Stone

Kreigh Tomaszewski — 2012-05-20T01:59:26

Jeff,

The alabaster might have adsorbed a little water but that is not the 
cause of the rough surface. Alabaster is a form of gypsum that has 
water included in its chemical formula. If it loses the water in nature 
it turns into anhydrite. Gypsum is ground up and heated to drive off 
the water to make plaster.

Your water bath selectively dissolved some of the stone based on 
crystal orientation and trace impurities, leaving an irregular surface. 
Alabaster left to the elements can lose an eighth of an inch of surface 
in a year by being weathered away.

Kreigh


On Saturday, May 19, 2012, at 10:44 America/Detroit, Jeffrey Arnett 
wrote:

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Re: Water and Stone

Martin Smith — 2012-05-19T21:02:54

The analogy with wood does not work, as alabaster will not shrink again when it dries. As others have said, alabaster is very absorbent. Its structure is weak (which is why it bruises so easily) and if you overuse water while polishing you can find that edges simply break away. Leaving the stone in water will just mean you have extra work to do to get a polish.

Re: Water and Stone

Don Dougan — 2012-05-19T19:27:23

Hey Jeff,
Alabaster is slightly soluble in water - what stonedyker said is correct.

You lost some surface and the 'roughness' is the less-soluble inclusions in
the more soluble matrix.
Keep it outdoors and/or exposed to water and you will discover some
wonderful textures, but at the expense of any polishing/sanding you have
done to the surface.

I have left pieces outdoors in the Southeastern US (Georgia) for a couple
of years and perhaps about a quarter-of-an-inch per year erodes-away from
Colorado white, Oklahoma pink, an unknown brown, and Italian 'occhio di
tigre' and 'bardiglio' alabasters.  Any cracks or fissures in the stone are
enlarged by the water erosion too.

Don Dougan
www.dondougan.com

Re: Water and Stone

2012-05-19T15:05:56

I'd venture that the roughness is due to a kind of chemical corrosion rather than expansion of the solid stone.

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Sent: Saturday, 19 May 2012, 15:44
Subject: [stone] Water and Stone

Stone Folks-
I have a question about alabaster that your collective wisdom may have an answer for.  I inadvertently left a small  piece of polished alabaster in water for a couple of days and it came out with a rough surface, as if it had absorbed the water (like the wood I carved in the old days) and this had raised the grain of the stone.  So I'm wondering if this might be a way to raise the "grain" of some varieties of stone (alabaster in particular) to aid in the sanding process.  As an old wood carver, I used to do this intentionally.

Any insights would be appreciated.
Jeff 
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Water and Stone

Jeffrey Arnett — 2012-05-19T14:44:34

Stone Folks-
I have a question about alabaster that your collective wisdom may have an answer for.  I inadvertently left a small  piece of polished alabaster in water for a couple of days and it came out with a rough surface, as if it had absorbed the water (like the wood I carved in the old days) and this had raised the grain of the stone.  So I'm wondering if this might be a way to raise the "grain" of some varieties of stone (alabaster in particular) to aid in the sanding process.  As an old wood carver, I used to do this intentionally.

Any insights would be appreciated.
Jeff

Re: Frank

Angela Treat Lyon — 2012-05-14T20:51:54

nice work, Frank - 
and I like the concept of the sideways thing -

but if I didn't know you from posts on other lists, I wouldn't take the time to let the whole thing load - it took a full four minutes.
 
I think it would really help if you had a static home page that people could come to where they could see what's up - 

like, a short rundown on the work with an image - maybe that one of you.

and links on that home page to an About You page, a Contact page, A bio page, an Artist Statement page, a Gallery page or pages - 

you'd have your sideways scrolling thing on the Gallery page - and let them know it takes a while for all the images to load. 

the first image you have of you is a really nice shot - I'm wondering if your images are at 72 dpi - they usually load faster at 72 - altho having them all load at once is the slower=downer.

Another option might be to have several galleries where the sideways scroll has less images - like, your studies, your heads, etc.

just a few thoughts - nice job, and I h

Bunny thoughts

Liz Casserly — 2012-05-14T20:38:06

Amazing work. Took too long to load - might be my server................. I feekl you neeed some directions for where the viewer is to got next - have other links within you site?
- exhibitions - work for sale -contract work - contact me?
Liz\
I amy a mere bunny though

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Sent: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 4:27 AM
Subject: [stone] oops! website with link

I've been working on my new website.  I'd love feedback.  I'm worried about
functionality.  I'm wondering if it doesn't work well on certain browsers.
I don't believe I've posted this to this list before, apologies if I have.
Thanks in advance for taking time.
http://www.fshopen.portfoliobox.net/gallery/33520/shopen-art

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Re: oops! website with link

Nigel Ratcliffe-Springall — 2012-05-14T17:07:44


Flipping heck Frank, what great work - taken my mind away from looking at the site. I'll do that when I've stopped admiring the work.Nigel.

Re: oops! website with link

Mick Marshall — 2012-05-14T16:57:32

Nice work. Took me awhile to figure out that I should drag the white box across to see the photos.  

Mick

oops! website with link

Frank Shopen — 2012-05-14T16:27:26

I've been working on my new website.  I'd love feedback.  I'm worried about
 functionality.  I'm wondering if it doesn't work well on certain browsers.
 I don't believe I've posted this to this list before, apologies if I have.
 Thanks in advance for taking time.
http://www.fshopen.portfoliobox.net/gallery/33520/shopen-art

Re: My new website

2012-05-14T15:08:35

Please send link






Robin Antar

My new website

Frank Shopen — 2012-05-14T15:04:53

I've been working on my new website.  I'd love feedback.  I'm worried about
 functionality.  I'm wondering if it doesn't work well on certain browsers.
 I don't believe I've posted this to this list before, apologies if I have.
 Thanks in advance for taking time.

Re: Stone place

Jeff Watson — 2012-05-13T11:11:38

I am with you there Robin. 
Jeff
Jeff ( Guv) Watson
150, bord de l'Eau Est,
Longueuil, Qc. J4H 1A1
jeff.watson-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg< at >public.gmane.org
www.sculpturejeffwatson.com
(450) 674-6222 Phone
(514) 755-9476 Mobile


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Re: Stone place

2012-05-13T07:24:54

Your so right Robin.  The mind controls the body.
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I always say carving stone is a life saver. It is the best theraphy around. 






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