2011 World Jade Symposium – open house! come and view and vote on your favorite Jade Sculpture. An amazing event where 50 carvers from around the world, are united by a single jade boulder. Each has a opportunity to carve whatever they wish in a three month period. Now you can witness the results.
There is a free to enter, work of art give away at the end for one lucky voter and prizes for the artists
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Stone Sculptor John Kessler demonstrates his amazing carving ability on expanded obsidian, to create bears, cougars, and other wildlife. His work is available exclusively through the Vickers Collection galleries.
http://www.graceinstone.com Francis Jansen is an extraordinary modern artist creating large stone and bronze sculpture, including the “Monument To Forgiveness”. This video reveals a work in progress, Gateway of Providence.
“Jade Bloom” is a sculpture of a jade vine bloom carved out of Carrara marble. This video shows stone sculptor Denis A. Yanashot finishing the piece with rifflers in the direct method of carving stone. Also featured is his mounting of the piece to it’s base to complete the finishing stages. This is part III of the video which illustrates the carving of “Jade Bloom”.
“Jade Bloom” is a sculpture of a jade vine bloom carved out of Carrara marble. This video shows stone sculptor Denis A. Yanashot “roughing out” this piece in the direct method of carving stone. This is part II of the video which illustrates further roughing-out of the marble.
A walk through a variety of jade projects and carving techniques.