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This is a 1/4 scale maquette which I'll be carving full size in the Lake District this summer. Well, I'll be starting it this summer anyway. The stone is andesite; softer than granite but not by much so it'll probly take a few visits.

The site is a huge outcrop of rock at the top of a hill in a forest, near the cottage I'll be staying at but off the public paths. I'll show photos of the finished carving but I'm not going to advertise its location. The idea is to communicate across generations, maybe over hundreds or even thousands of years depending how the climate of the country changes. It's clear that wind and rain have had little effect on the riven surfaces of exposed stone since the end of the last ice age, but at the bottom of the valley they've been scraped smooth by glaciers.
My hope is that someone out walking in the next millennium might stumble across an ancient sculpture by some unknown carver. Maybe even be touched by the vast gulf of time between us.
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What stands out to me about Torso v2 by ~tecciztecatl is the wonderful contrast created by the partially visible torso against the tough, abrasive looking stone that surrounds it. Almost as though the occupant is emerging from the stone slow, bit by bit. ( Featured by !Thebuild )
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*neria-mahariel Jul 25, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
This is beautiful. You have talent. Great job. I really do like it. I wish I could sculpt things like this. :)

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Such sweet delirium; breathing corruption into hope.
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~tecciztecatl Jul 30, 2011
Thankyou :) I really appreciate the comments.
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*neria-mahariel Aug 1, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
You're welcome. This deserves all the praise it can get. ^_^

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Such sweet delirium; breathing corruption into hope.
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~gecko-online Jul 1, 2011
Dear Tim,
following an earlier comment on your wonderful sculpture I would like to point your attention to a rather new group called the :icondeviated-path: they recently started accepting sculpture, and are really on the look out for good sculpture. I was sending them the link to your work.
see correspondence under [link]
As the traditional sculpture is still underrepresented in DA (unfortunately) I there a good opportunity to support and create a valuable platform for our medium. Should you not yet know the platform, I would like to ecourage you to contact them, contribute to the group gallery or affiliate yourself as a member.
Stay well! ;-)

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celebrating the beauty of the female form: sculptures by gecko-online [link]
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~tecciztecatl Jul 4, 2011
Thanks, I'll take a look.
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~Katanear May 24, 2011
Reminds me of Michelangelo's slave sculptures. Very impressive work. :thumbsup:

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Modern, traditional art ----> Visit my gallery!


 Rohtie <3
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~tecciztecatl May 25, 2011
Thankyou, that's what inspired it :)
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~Katanear May 26, 2011
My pleasure! =)

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Modern, traditional art ----> Visit my gallery!


 Rohtie <3
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~QueenOfCostumes May 13, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
Beautiful and eloquent. You've captured the beauty of the human body and contrasted it well with the rocky exterior.

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~tecciztecatl May 13, 2011
Thankyou! I just hope to have the chance to carve into the landscape at some point.


Beautiful paintings btw :)
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