MARBLE/marble XXII

M/m XXII — getting prep’d

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on June 19th, 2010

Decided to forgo the included 3 cubic foot of Colorado Yule and use my slab of Crema Español . Current thought is a variation on this old design from my 2007 sketchbook:

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marblemarble.us

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on April 26th, 2009

Just registered domain “marblemarble.us”. My original intent was simply to move this blog onto my own server space (using the far-superior WordPress software) but now I’m wondering if it should somehow become a more general site–where any MARBLE/marble sculptor can have a dedicated blog and photo album. Madeline? What do you think?

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Masks at MOCA Gala & Live Auction

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on April 26th, 2009

Last evening was the annual Masks at MoCA Gala & Live Auction. This year, for the first time, the event was held at the Museam itself.

My mask, thought not originally chosen as a “Gala Mask” (a select group of 10 or so masks chosen for the live auction) through some last-minute arrangement was included at the end of the auction. It went for $3,200 and ended up being tied for the highest bid of the evening!

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MoCA Mask 2009

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on December 6th, 2008

The deadline for MoCA Mask turn-in was today at 4pm. I was 30 minutes early.

Next year I solemnly swear I’m going to complete my mask by the midway point! Procrastination is a mixed bag. This year it was a bit too tight for comfort. This material is much more difficult to work than I anticipated, though I loved every minute of it.

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Lazy Afternoon…

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on November 26th, 2008

I pulled out the rasp today and began trueing the surfaces. Probably a bit to early as I will likely continue to substantally work the basic design. But that’s the way I work: smooth it up a bit to see if it’s going to be to my liking, then rough it out some more. There are some interesting life-parallels here.

In the process of revisiting this stone every few days, I notice I have becoming intimately attached to it. It think that’s more to do with what it does for me than what I do for it.

I hope I can keep track of this one after the auction.

For this first image, I wiped the ribbon area with a wet sponge to mimic the effect of polishing.

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Another Good Day

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on November 22nd, 2008

In reverse order…

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Progress!

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on November 18th, 2008

After weeks of procrastination, I finally got back to my Mask project. It may not look like it but I made huge progress today. Part of that progress is not and will not be visible. Progress of the Mind. This first photo is just after the piece was drenched with water.

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Daily Grind

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on September 28th, 2008

Done cutting and grinding. Next step will be working in detail with my little air chisel.

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Masked Progress

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on September 27th, 2008

Some basic rough-out this morning…

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MoCA Masks 2009

Posted by Douglas in Uncategorized on September 20th, 2008

This weekend I am beginning the ideation phase of the now-annual ritual: preparing for the Museum of Conteporary Art’s annual Masks at MoCA fundraiser.

Each year the mask form takes on a new shape. This year’s mask seems to come from a island culture: a bit of indigenous broad-nose African influence with a hint of Oompa Loompa. I think it is the best one yet.

I’m leaning toward a pedestal-mounted Escher-esque “wrapped ribbon” concept executed in a beautiful piece of Honeycomb Calcite marble I acquired three years back.