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Tower is carved from something sold to me as "zebra marble".
For a marble, it's rather hard. In fact, my chisels just bounced off it,
so I learned a bit about diamond grinding devices to create this
sculpture. The figuring in this stone is astounding; the layers have
sharp boundaries between the white and black. To be honest, I have no
idea what natural processes resulted in this pattern.
I was somewhat inspired by middle eastern minarets as I created this work, though I must admit to being constrained by the shape of the raw stone as well. Note that the spiral pattern isn't quite as simple as it looks. There are more faces at the top than there are at the bottom of you examine it closely. Approximate Dimensions: 5" in diameter and 17" tall. Sold. |
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