I was in the 35 × 35 Artists of Utah show
Finch Lane Gallery, and a write-up in 15 Bytes.
From the studio
Journal
Shows, stone, and what happens when a piece breaks.
Harvesting stone, miles up a riverbed
Where the material comes from, and why it is worth the walk.
Carving an alabaster sail
How a block becomes something that looks like it is moving.
Drilling a black granite base
The part nobody looks at, which holds everything up.
Reading the grain of a polished slab
Wetting a stone to see what is inside it before committing.
The bench, and the chisels
The tools, and why they are laid out that way.
Where the stone comes from
The Utah mountains, and what it takes to get up there.
HELOCAST operations
Dropping boats, and yourself, out of helicopters.
Training at the USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor
Working above a war grave, and what it left behind.
In the studio
The ordinary part, which is most of it.
A carving demonstration
Working in public, with people watching.