Tag Archives: Carving
Face to Face
Hi Everyone, When first picking up a slate, I also pick up a sense of its dimension, thickness and grain. I consider the negative space that will be created by carving that the slate lends itself to. This space will be … Continue reading
Little Angels
Hi Everyone, Today I am showing you a simple but effective design that I used to create two slates, one large and this smaller version. The first was quite difficult because the slate was rather different than the slate I had … Continue reading
Celtic Solstice
Hi, today I am posting one of my earlier works and was created by the layering of two slates to achieve this effect. I believe it is the perfect piece for today as it coincides with the last installment of St. Anger … Continue reading
Following Threads
This hand-carved Blue Bangor slate on mirror is simple known as “The Weave”. Carving and weaving are arguably two of the earliest skills our ancestors learned and I enjoyed working them both together. Chief Seattle stated “Humankind has not woven … Continue reading
Woke up this morning!
Today’s hand crafted slates were completely inspired by and hand carved to the sweet, country, acid house music of Alabama 3. Alambama 3 is best known for providing the title track for “The Sopranos” (sincere condolences to family and friends of … Continue reading
Mirroring Mythology – Celtic God Lu
I have learned every slate owns unique personality with its grain and thickness . Lu was hand carved from a single piece of reclaimed 200 year old Blue Bangor slate. Blue Bangor being the best quality there is. The sense of … Continue reading
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