I recently thought to create another sculpture in my amethyst and bronze series of work. This sculpture portrays two small birds sitting on a twig.I have chosen to set the work on residue amethyst I cut from the geode used for my Encased sculpture with the bronze stallion. This cut amethyst has a crystal depression […]
I had originally thought to call this piece “Chuck’s Amethyst Mine”. But I changed my mind.This sculpture is named for Chuck McBride, a fellow in California who seeks out and explores old gold mines from the California gold rush days (1848-1855). We first corresponded when I was seeking reference material on old mining carts for […]
Some time ago I cut an amethyst geode for another miner sculpture.A helpful person at the Calgary Rock and Lapidary club where I cut the stone suggested that the residue piece from the cut would make a perfect den for an animal. Accordingly, as I had just finished my Three Bears sculpture, it was an […]
I am making another another western stallion piece in my amethyst and bronze sculpture series.Some time ago I was fortunate to acquire a new amethyst geode from Sidi Rahal that is spectacularly intricate. It is fragile. I cut off the bottom so as to make a base for mounting the stone. I then set three […]
